By Dickens Wasonga in Kisumu.

Two brothers died today in Kisumu when a pit they were digging caved in, burrying them alive.

Another brother to the two cheated death by a whisker, but was left with two broken legs in the 2pm tragic accident, which occurred at the Osiepe area of Kisumu east district.

According the local police boss, Mr John Mwinzi,the three orphaned brothers have been engaging in sand harvesting in the area for some time now, as their only source of income

The two who were burried in the sand died on the spot during the incident and were identified by the police as Boniface Okoth, 20, and Arthur Ajwang, 18.

The one who survived was still fighting for dear life at the new Nyanza general hospital, where he was rushed to by the police.

The bodies of the deceased were also taken to the provincial hospital’s mortuary,to awaiting postmortem.

Speaking soon after visiting the scene of the incident, the OCPD asked the area chief and his assistants to stop people from sand harvesting, particularly near river banks, to avoid more tragedies in future.

ENDS