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4 family members die in road accident in Tanzania

Four family members died in a road accident on Saturday in Tanzania’s eastern region of Morogoro, said an official.

Majid Mwanga, the Kilosa District Commissioner in the Morogoro region, said the accident occurred at around 9.20 a.m. local time.

A salon car, in which the family was travelling in, collided head-on with a truck at Dumila along the Morogoro-Dodoma highway.

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“A mother and her baby, who were also members of the family, survived but they were injured,” Mwanga said.

Manyele Kapongo, a senior medical officer with St. Joseph Health Center, said the centre received four bodies comprising of two males, a girl and a child. (Xinhua)

 

 

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