A MOTORBIKE RAIDER ESCAPES DEATH

Mwendesha pikipiki Festo John Mangulla anunsurika kufa jana bada ya kugongana na daladala katika ajali iliyotokea maeneo ya Ipogoro Manispaa ya Iringa, ambapo alivunjika mfupa wa panja la kushoto na kuumia sehemu za usoni na kulazwa katika wodi ya majeruhi wanaume katika Hospitali ya Mkoa wa Iringa.

By Friday Simbaya,
Iringa

A MOTOR cyclist has escaped death after he was hit by a commuter bus (daladala) on Saturday near Pili Mohamed at Ipogoro area in Iringa Municipality and is being admitted at Iringa Regional Hospital, it has been learnt.

Festo John Mangulla (48), a resident of Kitwiru suburban in Iringa Municipal Council was hit by a daladala that pirate through Mkimbizi- Gagriero route near T-junction of Gagriero and sustained serious injuries on his face and had fractured left thigh bone.

The injured motorist told ‘The Guardian’ yesterday that he was coming from work at Tumaini University-Iringa College, where he works as a general worker when met the fatal accident.

“I was coming from work at around 08:00 hrs in the morning I was following behind that very daladala and the driver of that bus indicted that he was parking but unfortunately the driver of the commuter bus changed his mind and made U-turned after seeing passengers on the opposite side of the road and that made me to hit on right side bus and failed down ask for help,” he explained.

Mangulla was driving a motor bike with registration number T 750 AVK but the minibus registration number was not identified yet.

According to the Medical Officer In charge (MOI), Dr. Deogratias Manyama (orthopedic surgeon), confirmed to have received the patient who is admitted in male surgical ward.

“Yes we have had received a new admission on Saturday, Festo Mangulla who was involved in road accident somewhere at Ipogoro and he has a broken left thigh bone and some minor injuries on his face. He will longer to recover because the problem big about six week,” he said.

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