28 Die In A Grisly Road Accident Along Nimule-Juba Road 28 passengers died instantly while 82 seriously injured among them a former minister when two buses; Bakulu coach en route from Juba to Kampala and Baby coach collided near Pageri Revenue Authority at Pageri sub County in Magwi County of Eastern Equatoria State.20 June 2011 The accident scene where 2 busses collided [©Gurtong]By Peter Lokale Nakimangole TORIT, 20th June, 2011 [Gurtong] – 28 passengers died instantly while 82 seriously injured among them a former minister when two buses; Bakulu coach en route from Juba to Kampala and Baby coach collided near Pageri Revenue Authority at Pageri sub County in Magwi County of Eastern Equatoria State.
The traffic crime police officer in Torit, Second Lieutenant, Juma George Ngandoyo confirmed to the press on Friday that10 South Sudanese and 18 Ugandans respectively died on the spot while 3 Kenyans, 59 Ugandans and 20 South Sudanese were seriously injured in what he described as the worst road accident in the recent history of Eastern Equatoria. The Director General for traffic police in the State, Mr. Romeo Liwa quoted official information relayed to them in Torit at 1.30 PM on Friday by Nimule Traffic Director, Mr Acek Gai, that among the injured was the former Government of South Sudan Minister of Social Development, Marry Kiden who lost both of her legs in the impact alongside one of the State’s Wildlife Brigadiers who also broke his legs among other fatal injuries. Mr. Liwa added that among the passengers who lost their lives on the spot included the two drivers of the colliding buses. According to latest reports via telephone by Mr. Alphonse Irenge, the Inspector of Local Government for the Nimule, Pageri and Nimule sub Counties; Hon. Marry Kiden had been transported to Gulu Hospital in Uganda for further medical attention while the rest were undergoing medical treatment at Nimule hospital. Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
