A former senior official in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State died following a traffic collision on Thursday morning, according to his family.
Joseph Anei Chan, who previously served as the Director for Land and Survey in Aweil East County, was involved in a head-on crash with another rider.
The incident was confirmed to Radio Tamazuj by family members and an eyewitness.
Thiep Deng Akol, the Chairperson of the Aweil East Youth Association and a relative of the deceased, stated that the accident occurred on the road between Malualkon and Madhol.
“The deceased was called Joseph Anei Chan,” Akol said. “He was the former Director of Land and Survey for Aweil East County.”
He added that the other individual involved, a young man travelling from the Awan community in Warrap State, also died in the collision.
An eyewitness to the crash provided a similar account, placing the incident on the road between Malual Baai and Malualkon.
The witness confirmed that Chan died after the vehicle he was in collided with another person who was travelling from the direction of Akoong, an area bordering Warrap State.
Road safety is a significant concern in South Sudan, where poorly maintained roads and varying driving standards contribute to a high rate of traffic accidents.
The precise circumstances leading to the collision are not yet clear.