At least four people died and 26 others seriously injured in an accident that occurred along Nelson Mandela Highway at Tabata-Matumbi in Dar es Salaam, Regional Police Commander Lucas Mkondya has confirmed.
The RPC told the ‘Daily News’ over the phone that the accident, which occurred, at around 5:00 am involved three motor vehicles including a commuter bus ‘daladala’.
The names of the dead were not identified. He said a lorry with registration number T 447 DBM hit the ‘daladala’ that was heading for Ubungo from Buguruni from behind. The daladala hit another lorry (T 629 CRT) that was heading for Buguruni from Ubungo.
He said the first lorry (T44DBM) was carrying construction sand while the other Lorry (T 629 CRT) was carrying several cows.
According to the RPC none of the cows died. Commenting on the deceased, the RCP said that the victims’ names were not identified. Some of the victims were rushed to Muhimbili National hospital and the rest to Amana Hospital in Ilala District.
According to information released by Amana Hospital, among the injured people included Victoria Msangi (21), Neema Kimario (34), Janeth Mwakyusa (18), Rabia Omary (37), Amina Ridhiwani (19), Venasa Iliaeli (17), Listea Daud (21), Jane African (17), Wilence Lymo (28), Samiat Salim (23) and Rozalia Malawaiya (22).
Others are Gasper John (25), Jane Ngama (28), Jumanne Simon (23), Deo Kimario (23), Eliaejali Lymo (48), Stephano Tibu (34), Didas Luca (390, Yasin Abdallah (25), Said Hussein (35), Abas Nassoro (38), Salim Bashir (27), Hussein Yunus (I) and Mwaasha Rmadhan.
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