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FOUR PEOPLE DIED IN IRINGA REGION




WATATU WAFARIKI DUNIA IRINGA AKIWEMO MTOTO MMOJA ALIYEUWAWA KWA KIPIGO BAADA YA BABA KUSHINDWA KULIPA DENI ....


Residents of Wenda Village in Iringa District, Iringa Region are looking at the wreckage of the car that was involved road accident on Tuesday being lifted by the crane, along Iringa-Mbeya Road. The accident which involved the car and semi trailer truck claimed two lives and leaving one injured badly.
 

By Friday Simbaya, Iringa


FOUR people died in separate incidents in Iringa Region, police have said.

In one of the incidents, two people died on the spot after the vehicle they travelling on collided head on with the truck coming from the opposite direction along Iringa-Mbeya Highway on Tuesday.

Iringa Regional Police Commander (RPC) Ramadhani Mungi named the deceased as Lutiko Mwangisiya Mwinyigole (50), a resident of Dar es Salaam with his passenger Yona Mwakalasiya, of Mbeya. 

RPC told the Guardian on Tuesday (today) that the incident occurred today around 05:00 hrs  early in the morning car with registration (in transit (IT) 1997) coming from Dar es Salaam going to Mbeya was driven by Lutiko Mwangisiya Mwinyigole (50), was carrying a passenger by the name of Yona Mwakalasiya, a Mbeya resident collided face to face.

“The driver of the car when reached at weighbridge near Wenda Village in Iringa District, one person asked for the lift and a few meters from the weighbridge area there was a bicycle rider crossing the road and tried to avoid him but unfortunately collide on with truck coming from opposite side,” RPC narrated.

The driver was driving the truck with registration numberT463 CRV IVECO with a trailer number T 575 CSP sustained bad injuries and hospitalized at Iringa Region Referral Hospital for medical treatment.

In another incident, a motorcyclist was knocked down by a car and died on spot near Kinyanambo B area, Ifwagi Division in Mufindi district, Iringa region.

RPC named the deceased as Vincent Liatusi (20) a primary teacher living in Mafinga town who driving a motorbike with registration number T 53 8CPK Felkon.

He said the motorcyclist was knocked down by the car with registration number T246 CGJ Toyota Noah belonging to Zabroni Philip and driven by Samuel Daneil (26) both residents of Mafinga at 19:30 hrs in the evening yesterday.


He said the angry residents of Kinyanambo B area were up in arms and blocked the road with stones and logs to stop the driver of car not proceed with his journey but the police dispersed them.

“The angry mob of Kinyanambo B came in great number and blocked the road by stopping other vehicles to pass but the police negotiated with residents and decided to remove the stones and log,” RPC narrated.

In another incident, five–year old small boy was killed by his father friend after the two differentiated over the money they got from doing piecework some in the farms.

RPC said Ibrahim Jackson (5) a resident of Mtandika B Village, Ruaha-mbuyuni ward in Mahenge division, Kilolo district killed by his father’s friend Shukuru Malenga (25) by hitting him on his face using blunt object. 

Police are holding Shukuru Malenga in custody waiting to appeal in court to answer charges. He added that incident happened yesterday at around 18:00 hrs in the evening

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