Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has mourned his nephew Yul Brian Khalwale Ashiono, who died in a road accident on Federal Way in the United States of America (USA) after his vehicle caught fire.
According to the senator’s statement, his nephew is the son of his late brother, Captain Gaeb Ashiono Khalwale.
Khalwale mourned the sudden demise of the 37-year-old, noting that efforts were made for the family to unite and meet for burial preparations.
“Saddened to mourn Yul Brian Khalwale Ashiono, 37, son of my late brother Capt. Gaeb Ashiono Khalwale, who died in a road accident on Federal Way in the USA. Friends and relatives are meeting under the efforts of Joe Mwangi, Stella Maritim, Mary Bwire and North West Community as we mourn,” Boni Khalwale stated.
According to reports filed by Federal Way police on Thursday, November 10, the deceased was killed in a car fire shortly before 7 p.m.
The incident was reported in the 2600 block of South 298th Street, according to Commander Kurt Schwan.
Firefighters who rushed to the scene extinguished the fire but discovered the charred remains of a deceased male in the vehicle’s passenger seat.
“Just before 7 p.m South King Fire and Rescue personnel and Federal Way officers responded to a vehicle fire in the 2600 block of South 298th Street.”
“Upon extinguishing the fire, officials found the remains of a deceased male in the passenger seat of the vehicle,” the commander stated.
At the time, the male body was yet to be identified.
The commander acknowledged that the circumstances surrounding the incident were unclear, but he added that preliminary evidence did not indicate that the fire was intentionally set.
