The driver of the vehicle involved in the accident of the Deputy Prime Minister and Member for Bulolo Sam Basil is now in police custody.
According to the Assistant Police Commissioner Northern Command, Peter Guinness, the man is currently detained by the Bulolo Police and will soon be arrested and charged with two counts of traffic accidents.
Charges to be laid against the driver, who is now a suspect in the death of the Bulolo MP are Dangerous Driving Causing Death and Dangerous Driving Causing Grievance Bodily Harm.
According to the police report by Guinness, the driver of the vehicle, a Toyota Land Cruiser Open back, was driving in the opposite direction, from Lae to Bulolo.
The report stated that the driver suspect was driving at high speed and crashed into the DPM’s vehicle while trying to avoid fallen rocks.
The driver suspect had attempted to apply brakes to his vehicle when he sightted the oncoming vehicle(DPM’s vehicle)but his vehicle could not slow down, appruptly slamming into the DPM’s vehicle with maximum force, hitting the driver’s side and ripping it off.
The DPM and his close protection officer, Neil Maino, lost their lives.
On the vehicle with the DPM were his two CPOs and four civilians one of which was his media officer. The other CPO and the civilians sustained serious injuries and are currently admitted at the Lae International Hospital.
The driver suspect on the other hand was alone in his vehicle, he had no passengers with him. He sustained chest injuries but is ok.
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