Major traffic accident in Tanzania. There was a violent collision between several vehicles caused the deaths of at least 25 peopleincluding three foreign nationals, and the wounding of 21 others.
Three foreign citizens also died
The President of Tanzania confirmed the news of the terrible accident Samia Suluhu Hassanexplains that the victims are foreign an American, a South African and a Kenyan.
The president ordered all those injured to be killed in the Arusha region receive free treatment, as Agi reports.
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The dynamics of the accident
The terrible accident four vehicles in the Kibaoni area (Ngaramtoni), along the Arusha-Namanga highway, in Tanzania.
According to local press reports, the tragic accident occurred on Saturday, February 24, 2024 A truck and three other vehicles were involved.
Police Commissioner Awadhi Juma Haji confirmed this while speaking at Mount Meru Referral Hospital on Saturday evening, February 24 11 of the dead were womenincluding a little girl.
Samia Suluhu Hassan has been President of Tanzania since March 2021
The person who caused the accident fled
Regarding the cause of the accident, the police commissioner stated that: Preliminary investigations They have shown that the Truck braking system He gave way, causing a very violent impact on the other vehicles in front of him.
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He added that police were still looking for the driver of the truck he is said to have fled after the accident.
Justine MasejoRegional Commissioner of Arushasaid one of the vehicles involved in the accident promoted students and teachers from New Vision School in Arusha, another was a public bus.
He said the injured were brought in as an emergency main hospitals in the city of Arushaincluding the referral hospital for the entire area, which Selian Lutheran Hospital.
Over 18,000 deaths per year from road accidents in Tanzania
Every year, traffic accidents claim more than 1,000 lives 1.35 million peoplewhich disproportionately affects developing countries.
In Tanzaniathe latest WHO data shows that this is what road accidents mean 6.12% of all deathswith an effective count of approx 18,054 deaths per year.
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