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- Published on Sunday, 14 July 2013 00:49
- Written by HILDA MHAGAMA- Daily News
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SEVEN people sustained injuries and
were rushed to Mpanda and Namanyere hospitals after a Sumry Bus in which
they were travelling from Mpanda to Sumbawanga overturned at Bwawani
area in Katavi Region on Friday.
Confirming the road traffic accident,
the Katavi Acting Regional Police Commander (RPC), Emmanuel Mlay, told
the ‘Sunday News’ through telephone from Mpanda that the bus overturned
after its front tyre burst.
He said the accident occurred at around 3
am after the driver failed to control the bus. Explaining further, he
said that among the injured, four are females and two are male, one of
them a five year old boy.
“Bus owners should consider purchasing
high quality tyres which are durable and can sustain various conditions,
“advised ACP Mlay. However, some of them flout regulations and cause
such accidents that claim lives,” he said, warning that the government
would continue to deal with such offenders and punish them.
Commander Mlay said investigations were underway and the police are holding the bus driver identified as Sefu Mbaruki (30).
A source that preferred anonymity called
upon the government to take action against owners and drivers of Sumry
buses, as only last week another bus that belongs to the same company
overturned and plunged into a river, claiming nine lives and leaving 53
passengers injured.
WATU sita wamejeruhiwa na wengine
50 wamenusurika katika ajali ya basi la kampuni ya Sumry baada ya basi hilo kupasuka gurudumu la
mbele na kupinduka katika hifadhi ya wanyama ya Katavi Katika wilaya ya Mlele
mkoa wa Katavi.
Kaimu Kamanda wa jeshi la polisi
mkoa wa Katavi, Emanuely Nnley alithibitisha Julai 13, 2013 ofisini kwake mjini
Mpanda kutokea kwa ajali hiyo na kueleza kuwa
ilitokea Julai 12, 2013 majira ya saa sita mchana ikilihusisha basi la
kampuni ya Sumry lenye namba T 939 BJL
aina ya Nisani diesel lililoondoka mjini Mpanda mkoa wa Katavi saa nne asubuhi kuelekea mjini
Sumbawanga mkoani Rukwa likiwa na abiria zaidi ya hamsini
Alisema basi hilo
lilipofika ndani ya hifadhi ya wanyama ya katavi kilometa nane kutoka kijiji
cha Sitalike gurudumu la mbele upande wa dereva lilipasuka na kusababisha basi hilo kuserereka na
hatimaye kupinduka ambapo watu saba akiwamo mtoto mmoja walijeruhiwa na
kukimbizwa katika hospitali ya wilaya ya Mpanda mkoani Katavi na hospitali Teule ya Namanyere wilaya ya
Nkasi mkoani Rukwa
Kwa mujibu wa Kaimu kamanda wa
polisi mkoani Katavi dereva wa basi hilo, Seif
Mabrouk anashikiliwa na jeshi la polisi mkoani humo wakati upelelezi unaendelea
kabla ya kuchukuliwa hatua zaidi za kisheria kutokana na makosa yatakayobainika
katika uchunguzi wa jeshi la polisi, SUMATRA
na vyombo vingine vya usalama
Katika kipindi cha wiki moja
ajali mbili za mabasi ya kampuni ya Sumry zimetokea katika mkoa wa katavi na
kusababisha vifo vya watu kumi na mbili na kujeruhi zaidi ya watu sitini katika
mkoa wa Katavi ambapo julai 5, 2013 basi la kampuni ya Sumry lenye namba T909
AZT Nissan Diesel lilipinduka na kutumbukia mtoni ambapo watu tisa walifariki
papo hapo na wengine watatu walifariki walipokuwa katika matibabu hospitali
Akitoa taarifa ya ajali
iliyotokea mwishoni mwa wiki Afisa Mwandamizi wa SUMATRA mikoa ya Rukwa na
katavi, David Chiragi alisema kuwa miongoni mwa sababu za kuibuka kwa ajali
katika kampuni ya Sumry kunatokana na sababu mbali mbali za miundombinu, ugeni
na uzoefu duni wa madereva na ubovu wa mabasi
na hivyo kushauri ufanyike ukaguzi wa mabasi ya kampuni ya Sumry chini
ya usimamizi mkali wa jeshi la polisi kitengo cha usalama barabarani.
Aidha Chiragi alisema SUMATRA imeanzisha utaratibu wa kufuta leseni (Black
List) za udereva kwa madereva
wanaosababisha ajali wanapokuwa barabarani ili kuwaondoa madaereva wazembe
Katika tasnia ya udereva hapa nchini ikiwa ni sehemu ya kupunguza ajali nchini
Baadhi ya wananchi waliozungumza
na waandishi wa habari mjini Mpanda walielezea namna serikali inavyokuwa bubu
Katika kuishughulikia kampuni ya Sumry inayofanya biashara ya usafirishaji wa
abiria Katika mikoa mbali mbali hapa nchini licha ya kupotea kwa maisha ya
wananchi kila kukicha kutokana na ajali zinazojitokeza mara kwa mara.
