By Ijoo Bosco<\/p>\n
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Traffic police in Magwi County of Eastern Equatoria State are investigating a circumstance in which a 38-year-old man was found dead along Magwi Abara Road on Thursday evening.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Suspecting that the deceased might have been knocked down by a speeding car, the police appealed for information on any vehicle that traveled along the route, late Thursday evening.<\/p>\n Magwi Traffic Police Officer, Mr. Onen George Jaldowng said they went on Friday morning to find the person lifeless on the road.<\/p>\n Speaking during a phone interview with No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper<\/em><\/strong>, Mr. Onen said it appears the driver of the vehicle involved, did not stop and immediately left the scene.<\/p>\n According to Onen, police discovered that the deceased has a crack on the head and a bruised around the body, indicating he was knocked by a car.<\/p>\n The traffic police officer explained that preliminary investigations show that the deceased went to the neighbor to get alcohol, but on his way back home, he met his death.<\/p>\n He further pointed out that the police found a full packet of cigarettes and alcohol in the pocket of the deceased, which was still intact.<\/p>\n The traffic police investigator, said police completed an examination at the scene Friday morning and inquiries are underway to identify and locate the driver and the vehicle involved.<\/p>\n “We are still trying to locate the whereabouts of the driver who knocked on the door; once found, we shall bring him to answer questions about the incident,” said Onen.<\/p>\n He pointed out that it is very important for every vehicle and motorcycle to have a plate number for easy identification.<\/p>\n Onen said this is the third time they are registering such accident deaths along Magwi Abara Road as a result of over speeding and careless driving by motorists.<\/p>\n He appealed to anyone involved in a road accident not to run away or hide but rather to report voluntarily for the law to take its course.<\/p>\n He further urged the family members of the late to follow the matter even after the last funeral rites.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Ijoo Bosco Traffic police in Magwi County of Eastern Equatoria State are investigating a circumstance in which a 38-year-old man was found dead along Magwi Abara Road on Thursday evening. Suspecting that the deceased might have been knocked down by a speeding car, the police appealed for information[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[113,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-easter-equatoria-state","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21335"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21336,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21335\/revisions\/21336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}