Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in road accident

Such a tragedy; he leaves behind a wife and two kids (the eldest of which is about 9 yo).<p>Some pictures of the crashed car at<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nation.africa&#x2F;kenya&#x2F;sports&#x2F;athletics&#x2F;shock-as-world-marathon-record-holder-kiptum-coach-die-in-road-accident-4522064" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nation.africa&#x2F;kenya&#x2F;sports&#x2F;athletics&#x2F;shock-as-world-...</a><p>&gt; Kiptum lost control of the vehicle, veered off the road, hit a big tree before landing in a ditch about 60 metres away.

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Very tragic. Honestly could not have been more surprised to see this headline. I fully expected him to break the two-hour mark. Very sad for him, his trainer, and their families.