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The death toll from a road crash at Malendi village on the Iramba/Igunga border along the Singida – Mwanza Road on Wednesday has risen to ten.
Dr. Melchades Magongo, the Medical Officer-in-Charge at Igunga Hospital, reported receiving two injured passengers – a mother and her three-year-old child.
The child was treated and released, while the mother, who sustained broken ribs, was referred to Nkinga Hospital for additional treatment. However,Dr. Tito Chaula from Nkinga Hospital has sadly confirmed the passing of the woman during treatment.
Acting District Medical Officer (DMO) at Kiomboi Hospital, Dr. Daniel Paul, reported receiving three injured passengers, with two of them being referred to Singida Regional Referral Hospital.
Nine others were admitted to Shelui dispensary and they are doing well. Medical Officer-in-Charge for Singida Regional Referral Hospital, Dr David Mwasota said the institution received eight passengers, who sustained multiple injuries, two died, one was referred to Benjamin Mkapa Referral Zonal Hospital in Dodoma for further medical attention.
Nine individuals tragically lost their lives on Wednesday, with seven of them perishing at the scene, following a road accident involving a bus traveling from Dar Es Salaam to Mwanza at Malendi village on the Iramba/Igunga border along the Singida – Mwanza highway. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Pipi Kayumba, the Acting Singida Regional Police Commander, stated that the incident took place on Wednesday morning involving a Ludigija Express bus en route from Dar Es Salaam to Mwanza.
He mentioned that the bus driver, with license plate T315 CXX, traveling from Dar Es Salaam to Mwanza, collided with a faulty cargo truck bearing registration numbers T485 DBR and its trailer T235 DSE. The driver of the truck was identified as Mohamed Alli, a 54-year-old resident of Dar Es Salaam.
ACP Kayumba told reporters here that the driver of the ill-fated bus vanished from the scene of the crash, saying police force has mounted a manhunt to trace his whereabouts.
He mentioned that the deceased are being kept at Igunga District Hospital, while the eight injured passengers are receiving treatment at Igunga and KiomboiIramba district hospitals, as well as Singida Regional Referral Hospital.
Source: Daily News
