The commissioner of Police in Warrap State, Major General Nhial Nhial, earlier today said that a young woman was knocked and killed by a truck that lost control in the Hai Mouzifin residential area in Kuajok town.
He added that the driver of the truck is in police custody and the deceased’s body was given to the bereaved family for burial.
“The incident occurred on 15 November at 7: 05 mm at Hai Mouzifin when a truck driver by name Kuot Machok Majok loaded his truck with groundnuts and brought it to the house of Muorwel Kuol Makuei,” Gen. Nhial narrated. “When the deceased woman called Alan Akuong opened the gate, the truck lost control and hit the wall fence which fell on her and killed her.”
He added: ”The suspect (driver) is in police custody awaiting legal procedures while the body of late was taken to hospital and is now in the process of being handed to the bereaved family for burial. This was what happened this morning.”
For his part, Kur Mabuoch Marup, a traffic police officer, confirmed that the incident occurred near Zain tower at Warralel and that the driver surrendered himself to the police.
“What happened this morning was that the driver brought a trailer loaded with groundnuts and when the woman opened the gate, the truck knocked the wall and it killed the woman,” Mabuoch said. “It happened at Warallel near the Zain tower and the driver ran to the police station for safety.”