PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Jan 19, CMC – Poloce say a Dtch-national is assiting their investigations into the weekend vehicular accident that left four people dead and 22 others injured.
Police said that a passenger bus and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) collided at an intersection of Johannes Mungrastraat and Veldhuizenlaan in the capittal on Saturday. Thery said preliminary investigation reveal that the driver of the SUV failed to give right of way to the bus.
The impact caused the bus to roll over several times, throwing passengers out of the vehicle. It came to rest dozens of meters away, while the SUV crashed into a tree.
Police said that both the bus and SUV drivers were injured in the accident and are hospitalised.
They have since arrested the driver of the SUV, who they said is a 36-year-old Dutch national, , who did not have a driver’s license.
In a statement, the government expressed deep shock over the tragedy and offered condolences to the families of the victims.
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