Three killed, dozens injured in road accident near Juba
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July 26, 2011 (JUBA) - Three people were killed and nine injured in a
fatal bus accident, which occurred at Naro, located 40km east of Juba,
the South Sudan capital, eye witnesses say.
The Bakulu bus number UAL 727H was destined for Uganda when it
collided with an oil tanker carrying plate number CE 803A heading in
the opposite direction at about 8:30am on Tuesday along the
Juba-Nimule road.
Those injured have been rushed to Juba teaching hospital.
An eye witness, who spoke to Sudan Tribune largely blamed the driver
of the tanker, whom he accused of failure to stay on his side of the
road but this has not been confirmed.
The manager of Bakulu buses, who, only identified himself as Okello,
preferred not to discuss the matter later, when contacted.
The incident comes less than two months ago after a similar incident
left over 30 people dead and several people injured. The accident
occurred when another Bakulu bus collided with Baby coach along the
same route.
In March this year, over 30 people were injured in another incident
when a bus destined for Juba overturned in Koro village, about 8km
south of Uganda’s northern district of Gulu.
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