Nicholas Bett, the 2015 400 metres hurdles world champion has died in a car accident in Nandi County. Bett, who was driving alone at the time, died on the spot after his car hit a bump, veered off the road and landed in a ditch along the Eldoret-Kapsabet road on Wednesday morning.
Nandi police commander Patrick Wambani confirmed the incident and said the body was to be taken to the mortuary. The former world champion had arrived in the country along with other members of Team Kenya who had been competing in Nigeria, in the just concluded African Athletics Championships.
