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Pedestrian killed in road mishap

Paul Oketsang
Paul Oketsang

A woman died instantly after she was hit by a speeding VW car while relieving herself by the roadside in Palapye on Sunday early morning The VW which was driving from south to north hit the deceased at around 4:05am.

No2 District officer commanding, Senior Superintendent Paul Oketsang said the deceased was in the company of her husband and her niece. The companions were also on the roadside attending to their car that had a breakdown when she met her death.

Meanwhile, the police chief said they are investigating another serious accident in which a 26-year-old driver of a Toyota RunX hit a horse and trailer truck from behind.

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