MAGUFULI MOURNS DAKAWA- VETA ACCIDENT VICTIMS

 

PRESIDENT John Magufuli has sent condolences to Morogoro Regional Commissioner (RC), Dr Steven Kebwe, following the death of twelve people killed in two separate accidents which occurred in the region this week.

In a statement issued in Dar es Salaam yesterday by the State House, President Magufuli sent his condolences to the family, relatives and friends through the RC, saying he had received the news with great shock because the nation has lost important manpower.

“May you convey my condolences to all people who lost their relatives in the accidents and inform them that the government joins them to mourn for the demise of their relatives,” the president said.

He added: “I am praying for them to be strong and for the deceased to rest in peace.” Mr Magufuli also said that he prayed for speedy recovery for the people injured in the accidents so that they could continue with their productive activities.

At least 12 people were killed while 44 others got injured in two separate road accidents, which occurred along Morogoro-Dodoma Highway at Dakawa-Veta area in Morogoro Region this week.

According to the police in the region, the accidents involved a passenger bus christened Otta Classic and two trucks which suffered a headon collision. Morogoro Regional Police Commander (RPC), Mr Ulrich Matei, told journalists that the first accident occurred on Thursday evening after the two trucks collided and then caught fire that burnt some of the victims to death.

Mr Matei said that the accident resulted in the deaths of five people who sustained serious burns. Mr Matei, however, said that another accident occurred on July 1 at the same area killing six people on the spot and injuring 44 others.

The RPC said that the accident involved a speeding passenger bus Otta Classic with registration number T 201 DGK which collided with one of the trucks involved in the earlier accident