{"id":52957,"date":"2024-02-17T11:05:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T11:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/child-killed-3-others-injured-in-rubkona-county-accident"},"modified":"2024-02-17T11:33:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T11:33:37","slug":"child-killed-3-others-injured-in-rubkona-county-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/child-killed-3-others-injured-in-rubkona-county-accident","title":{"rendered":"Child killed, 3 others injured in Rubkona County accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>An 8-year-old child was killed and three other passengers were injured when a vehicle they were traveling in was involved in an accident near the Unity Oil Field in Unity State\u2019s Rubkona County on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The Traffic Police Director in Unity State, Captain Domai Dak Kai, told Radio Tamazuj Wednesday evening that the accident was a result of speeding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vehicle was moving at high speed from the Rotriak Payam and heading to Rubkona Town with 16 passengers before driving into a river and killing the child and injuring three of the passengers,\u201d he said. \u201cThe accident occurred on Wednesday at 3 p.m. because the driver was speeding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Captain Dak said the injured passengers are receiving treatment at Bentiu Hospital and the commuter vehicle has been detained by the police pending investigations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the incident, the first thing we did was to arrest the vehicle and it is being detained at Bentiu Town Police Station until investigations are completed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The police officer urged the family of the deceased child to remain calm as investigations are underway and cautioned drivers against speeding.<\/p>\n<p>He also cautioned drivers against speeding and said it is one of the leading causes of death in the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. An 8-year-old child was killed and three other passengers were injured when a vehicle they were traveling in was involved in an accident near the Unity Oil Field in Unity State\u2019s Rubkona County on Wednesday afternoon. 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