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 Posted - 12 Nov 2007 : 16:45:00
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PIU Officers Escorting The SoS Involve In An Accident In URR
By Lamin Fatty
Reports reaching Foroyaa disclosed that a Land Rover vehicle belonging to the Police Intervention Unit (PIU) was involved in an accident along the Basse-Banjul trunk road around Bakadagi in Jimara District in URR. The officers were said to be escorting the Secretary of State for Fisheries and National Resources, Yankuba Touray who was touring the provinces with a delegation. According to sources, the said vehicle carrying the officers was claimed to be overspeeding. However, the cause of the accident is not yet established.
Speaking to this reporter, the URR police commissioner, Ebrima Cham, confirmed the accident. According to commissioner Cham only four officers were involved in the said accident and that they are currently under observation at the Bansang hospital. He said the cause of the accident is still under investigation. He however appealed to drivers to limit their speed when they are in such situations for their own safety. When he was contacted, the Principal Nursing Officer (PNO) of Bansang hospital Mr. Wandifa Samateh, also confirmed the accident. According to Mr. Samateh, the PIU officers were brought in the hospital between the hours of seven and eight p.m. He disclosed that the officers got minor bruises on their faces and are responding to treatment.
In a separate development a Toyota double cabin pick up belonging to Basse military camp was also reported to have been involved in an accident along the same highway which was said to be carrying a lieutenant who was going on transfer to Farafenni camp. According to sources, no one was hurt in the accident but the vehicle was reported to have been badly damaged. This reporter has been making efforts to speak to both the said lieutenant and the Army PRO for comments but to no avail. This reporter was informed by sources that the double cabin pickup said to have been involved in the accident was seen being driven back to the Basse Army Camp.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 133/2007, 12 - 13 November, 2007
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