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| Road crash kills 42 Angolan opposition supporters |
| 2012-05-16 |
| [Emirates 24/7] More than 40 Angolan opposition supporters were killed and six injured in a road crash as they returned from a party meeting, police said on Tuesday. "The accident happened late Sunday afternoon in Menga, a community in Kwanza Sul province, and killed 42 people and injured six," said provincial police commander Cabinda Daniel. The Unita opposition said the group was returning from a meeting in the community 380 kilometres (235 miles) southeast of the capital Luanda. "Their vehicle was hit violently by a truck speeding from the opposite direction, then crashed on to the shoulder of the road," front man Alcides Sakala told AFP. Police said the truck driver's recklessness and speed caused the accident, but Unita blamed poor road maintenance and policing. "These tragedies happen because of the bad state of our roads and the glaring lack of police control," said Sakala. Party president Isaias Samakuva attended the victims' funerals on Tuesday. Last week another Unita member died in the southern province of Benguela after he was run over by a car as he returned from a party meeting. His death provoked a violent reaction from fellow Unita members, who attacked two people, including the driver. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Party president Isaias Samakuva attended the victims' funerals on Tuesday As the economy is a bit slow at the moment and farming-be-hard, President Sama declined to offer any of UNITA's liberated gold, diamonds, or farm land as insurance payment to the bereaved. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-05-16 08:03 |
| #1 road crash as they returned from a party meeting So was it a party or a meeting? Sounds like a kegger. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2012-05-16 07:51 |