Police Officer Dies In An Accident Along The Onjuba - Torit Highway
One policewoman has died on the spot following an accident along the Juba-Torit highway this evening, officials have disclosed. 24 March 2013 By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT, 24 March 2013 [Gurtong] – Speaking to Gurtong at Torit State Hospital’s mortuary, a police officer, Dominic Isau Gar disclosed that the police vehicle was traveling to Torit from Juba but the incident occurred at a point between Lolere and Kor-lakbata near Torit town. He said the accident occurred when the vehicle was speeding and swerved as teh driver was trying to control but the deceased fell off the vehicle and died on the spot. The driver of the vehicle, Jacob Moses said he was struggling to stop so to make efforts to maintain his position and realized the late fell out and died immediately. Except, the late identified as Rita Voni, no one was injured nor hit by the vehicle as everyone remained on the pickup. The state authorities have held responsible drivers answerable to most of accidents caused in the state as they usually caused by overspeeding. Despite efforts by government and partners to put speed limit, over speeding in South Sudan is a common challenge. Posted in: Home, Travel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
