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Man charged for fatal Ba accident

Man charged for fatal Ba accident

A 33-year-old man alleged to have caused the death of a man in a road accident in Nailaga, Ba has been charged.

He has been charged with one count of dangerous driving occasioning death, two counts of occasioning grievous bodily harm by dangerous driving, one count of failure to comply with requirements following an accident, one count of driving a motor vehicle without being the holder of a valid driving licence and one count of driving a motor vehicle in contravention of third party policy risk.

The man was allegedly driving a vehicle that tumbled several times along Kings Road in Nailaga, Ba on Wednesday night resulting in the death of a 30‑year‑old man.

Two women aged 22 and 19 years were also travelling in the vehicle.

All three victims were taken to the Ba Mission Hospital by bystanders where the 30‑year‑old man from Varoko was pronounced dead on arrival

The accused will be appearing at the Ba Magistrate Court for a special sitting today.

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