A horrible incident occurred in Morobe recently when 13 people were killed in two separate road accidents at the same site in two days.
On August 15th a semi-trailer was involved in an accident which left 5 people dead on a section of road leading to Lae.
A senseless tragedy that should never have happened, the driver and the owner of the semi-trailer have both been charged with negligence over the accident.
Morobe Chief Supt Peter Guiness said they are deciding how severe the charges should be and if they should be tried for murder or manslaughter.
This is horrible story highlights firstly the disregard many drivers and vehicle owners have for others who use the highyways and secondly, how the authorities fail to use their authority time and time again to make the roads safer. They continue to give bad drivers and owners breaks. If they were more authoritve the first time, the owner would have moved the semi-trailer.Instead, they let him leave the vehicle on the road, resulting in the second accident the next day.
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