FILE PHOTO: A car involved in road accident along Juba-Bor highway - courtesy

Jonglei State government has confirmed that a 30-year-old mother of three was killed Tuesday in a road accident along the Juba – Bor road.

Jonglei Police Commissioner, Maj. Gen. Elia Costa Faustino says the accident occurred around 10 AM.

General Costa narrated that an over speeding passenger vehicle collided with a land cruiser owned by the Managing Director of ARC Company.

“There was a public vehicle carrying 16 passengers coming from Juba to Bor, and another vehicle which is V8 going in the same direction. The vehicle carrying passengers was going at a high speed and the Noah vehicle was going ahead to overtake the V8 vehicle on the wrong side,” Costa said.

According to the state security official, the vehicle then overturned, killing Yar Panchol and injuring 10 people, five of whom are in critical condition in a Juba hospital.

“So, it crushed that vehicle and the Noah vehicle overturned three times which resulted in the killing of Yar Panchol, a 30-year-old mother of three children from Bor her,” he specified.

General Costa stated that the V8 vehicle involved in the fatal accident belong to the Managing Director of the ARC Cooperation, a company that constructs the Juba–Bor road.