Members of the Vohra family who perished in a road crash will be cremated on Thursday.
Mohinder Singh Vohra, Chairman of Sarova Hotels,his wife Swaran Kaur Vohra, their daughter Reena Kaur Vohra and their daughter-in-law Atu Vohra were killed after a road crash at Makindu Salama area on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.
However ,Vohra’s grandson, 19-year-old Saveer Vohra, who was the driver at the time of the accident, is fighting for his life at the intensive care unit at the Aga-Khan hospital.
A prayer session for the four will precede at Sikh Temple in Pangani on the same day at 10am.
The bodies were moved from Machakos hospital mortuary to the Lee Funeral Home on Sunday night.
Mr Jimi Kariuki, the managing director of Sarova Hotels, told the Nation the family was grieving and focused on helping the two boys left overcome the tragic loss.
“The family is grieving and keen to build the character of the two remaining children,” Mr Kariuki said.
The two remaining brothers are sons of Jaideep S Vohra, a rally enthusiast who died in November last year when his car rolled near Amboseli Lodge as he drove to watch the East African Safari Classic Rally.
Mohinder Singh Vohra, 81; his wife Swarna Kaur, 82, their daughter Reena and daughter-in-law Atuxa died on Sunday when the vehicle they were travelling in, according to police, veered off the road, hit a culvert and landed on a ditch.
They were being driven in the Landcruiser Prado by Saveer, 21, the son of the late Jaideep and the late Atuxa. The family is now survived by Mr Saveer, who is in hospital with slight leg injuries, and his younger brother who was not involved in the accident.
The family was travelling from the Makindu Sikh temple where they had commemorated the passing on of Jaideep when the accident occurred.
Following investigations, police say the accident at Kwa King’ee market occurred as Mr Saveer avoided hitting an oncoming lorry.
Mohinder and Swarna died on the spot while Reena and Atuxa died of head injuries at the Sultan Hamud Sub-County Hospital where they had been rushed.
The bodies have since been moved to MP Shah hospital mortuary. From there they will be taken to Sikh Temple Pangani for prayers before cremation at Hindu Shamshan Bhumi, Kariokor Nairobi.