A driver drove seven days without stopping and ended up causing an exit from the road, early Thursday, on the RN2, in Ampasimadinika. Eleven injured were counted.
Black series of road accidents. Again on Thursday, around 6 am, a taxi-brousse from Antananarivo to Toamasina rolled off into a fifty-meter ravine.
The drama took place precisely in Ampasimadinika. The driver had his legs full. According to his explanations to the gendarmerie of the advanced post of Savalaina, he drove for seven days without having been assisted. He didn’t have time to catch up on his sleep. Suddenly, he ended up dozing when he approached a straight line.
The vehicle left the road to its right and tumbled down the ravine where it found itself with all four wheels in the air.
Fortunately, none of the passengers were ejected from their seats. Almost all the exits have been locked. Otherwise, the consequences would have been catastrophic. Only, the occupants piled into the vehicle. Some were sandwiched which required a delicate extrication.
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According to the report of the elements of the national gendarmerie dispatched to the scene, a 6-year-old child and ten adults were injured in the accident. They were all evacuated to Toamasina hospital.
“My child was on board. He was already able to return from the hospital in the evening. Thank God, ”says a mother, relieved. “The taxi-brousse left Antananarivo on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. and should have arrived the next morning,” she points out.
In addition to the bodily injuries, the gendarmerie also noted material damage deemed to be very significant. A tow truck was needed to pull the minibus from the ravine. A taxibrousse from the same cooperative as this one has already entered the scene not far from this place, at the end of May. At that time, no one died, but several injuries were recorded.
The Directorate General for Road Safety and the Gendarmerie have recently called on carriers and all road users to be cautious in the face of the resurgence of often fatal accidents. The technical visit and the mechanical overhaul must always be carried out before a start.