Graphic Photos: Military Truck rams pickup truck in Ngurore, 5 left dead

A military truck crushed a pick up van on a bridge in Ngurore village, killing the driver and four passengers.

Eye account states that the accident occurred when an over speeding military vehicle carelessly overtook another vehicle in the convoy, ramming in to the pick up.truck that contained the victims

Local residents say the military created a blockade to carry out evacuation activities and this led to a delay in saving the lives of the victims. They added that after the soldiers left, residents cut removed  mutilated bodies of the victims.‎ They were since buried according to Islamic rites.

" They barricaded the bridge and  and  stopped us from taking the injured for  two hours until they died. They finally left chanting songs ",  he said.

Yusuf Danbala, the father of the deceased driver  said he rushed to the accident scene but armed military men made threats to his life. He called on the military authorities to fish out those responsible for the death of his son and the other four young men in the vehicle.

The Chief of Civilian-Military Relations, Brigadier General Nicholas Rogers has said the military will no longer condone intimidation of civilians by soldiers, calling on the public to report cases of human right violations

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father of the deceased driver receiving condolence from neighbors