MINUJU­STH vehicl­e loses use of its brakes and collid­es with a collec­tive taxiPORT-AU-PRINCE: A traffic accident involving a United Nations armored vehicle killed four people and injured nine in Port-au-Prince on Saturday, according to police and the UN. The vehicle of the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) lost the use of its brakes while driving in the capital and collided with a collective taxi — known as a tap-tap — according to witnesses. “Four tap-tap passengers were killed and several others were injured in the accident,” police spokesman Gary Desrosiers told AFP. Attack on base in Mali kills 8 peacekeepers: UNMINUJUSTH put the toll at four dead and nine wounded, among them a Haitian citizen and eight United Nations police. “It is with profound sadness that the United Nations has learned of the deaths of four people as a result of a road accident involving a public transportation vehicle and a UN Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) that occurred tonight,” it said in a statement.

Source: The Express Tribune February 10, 2019 06:56 UTC