Arusha — Even before three survivors of the horrific Karatu road accident are airlifted to the US for specialised treatment, another tragedy has hit Arusha, killing five people of the same family. The medics with the Siouxland Tanzania Educational and Medical Ministries (STEMM) have offered to airlift the three Standard Seven pupils at Lucky Vincent school from Mount Meru Hospital in Arusha for referral treatment in America. Admitted to Mount Meru Hospital are 13-year old Doreen Mshana from Olasiti area who remains in comatose; 11-year old Sadia Ismail Awadh and a boy, Wilson Geoffrey Tarimo (11), both residents of Kwa-Mrombo. The departed, all members of the same family, are Juliet Jonathan, Best Jonathan, Miriam Jonathan, Glory Jonathan and Lazaro Lomnyaki. Arusha Regional Police Commander Charles Mkumbo confirmed the deaths, adding that the bodies had already been pulled out of the debris and taken to Mount Meru Hospital mortuary.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 10, 2017 05:37 UTC