Authorities in the Lakes State traffic police department have said that two people, one riding a motorbike and the other on a bicycle, died on spot after colliding in Abiriu Payam of Cueibet County on Wednesday evening.
The traffic police investigator in the state, Peter Makoi Maper, told Radio Tamazuj Thursday that the two deceased collided on the main road in Abiriu Payam and identified them as Machot Dut, 24, and Marial Matung, 30.
“This morning (Thursday) I have a report of the fatal accident that took place in Abiriu Payam of Cueibet County in which a rider on a bicycle collided with another in a motorbike,” Makoi said. “Both riders died on the spot.”
“The cause of the accident was reckless riding between motorcyclist and bicyclist on the main road in Abiriu Payam and the case is ongoing there,” he added.
He said both the motorbike and bicycle are at the police station in Abiriu Payam and that both deceased riders hailed from Cueibet County.
Makoi added that the bodies of the deceased were handed over to their families for burial.