[ad_1]
Tarime The results of DNA tests to identify 16 bodies of people who died in a road accident in the district of Tarime will be published in one week, announced the government yesterday.
At the same time, President John Magufuli sent his condolences to bereaved families.
Speaking to the media in Musoma, Mara Regional Commissioner Adam Malima said investigations were under way to determine the number of people on board the vehicles.
Preliminary investigations determined that heavy rains may have affected visibility, resulting in a frontal collision in which both vehicles caught fire.
Mr. Malima also stated that the Regional Defense and Security Committee had decided that the burial of those who died was taking place today near the place of the accident.
He said the decision was made by different parties, including the Disaster Management Committee of the Prime Minister's Office.
Mr Malima said that it was not easy to physically identify the bodies because they had been burned without any recognition by the fire.
However, he added that parents who have managed to identify their loved ones would be allowed to recover their bodies to bury them.
Until yesterday, at least three bodies had been identified. They include that of one of the pilots.
One body was identified by a chain worn around the neck, while another was identified as a deceased victim at the hospital where he was driven urgently.
Mr. Malima added that the graves would carry identification numbers that would be associated with the results of the DNA to facilitate identification by relatives.
"It is difficult to know who was inside the vehicle because there is no procedure to ensure that passengers are registered," he said.
He noted, however, that the names of 12 of the 16 dead were known, although their bodies could not be recognized.
Among the victims are Makori Mwita, Edward Wambura, Zawadi Makopolo, Bhoke Kichere, Yunis Gaya, Monica Okoth, Mwita Kahema, Lucia Odongo, Nashon Marumi, Josephat Amon, Nashon Emmanuel and Nyagambe Ngoya.
Rispa Makopolo, a resident of Buturi District in the Mara region, said that she thought her sister Zawadi Makopolo could have died in the accident, although she did not could identify his body.
She asked the government to use DNA tests to allow relatives to identify the bodies of their loved ones.
"My sister Zawadi called me yesterday (Sunday) to inform me that she would be traveling in one of the vehicles involved in the accident. However, we have not been able to identify her body, "she said.
Source link
