SSPDF officer dies after leaping off shifting automobile to recuperate SSP 18,000 – Sudans Post

AWEIL-A navy officer with the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) died from accidents sustained after he leaped from a shifting navy truck to recuperate 18,000 South Sudan Pounds that had been blown away by the wind in Aweil West County of Northern El Ghazal State.

The deceased, recognized as Captain Atem Akok, 55-year-old, was assigned to Division 5 primarily based in Wau. He died on Monday whereas on his approach to his hometown in Aweil West County.

Mr. Philip Agany Thiep, the Nyamlel County Police Inspector, informed Sudans Post on Tuesday that the officer handed unexpectedly whereas making an attempt to retrieve his 18,000 South Sudan Pounds.

“The SSPDF officer died between Pantiit and the bridge as they headed towards Aweil; in the process, the wind blew away some money estimated at around 18,000 SSP. On seeing that, he jumped away and broke his neck,” mentioned Agany.

Agany mentioned the deceased suffered a neck harm when he fell whereas hopping off the shifting pickup truck. He was rushed to Nyamel Hospital, however died of inside bleeding.

“The boy who was a pedestrian on the main road picked up the money, and the officer jumped out of the vehicle to pick up the money, as he tended to reach out to the boy, and he jumped away, and in the process he broke his neck instantly. The injury caused internal bleeding, which led to his death,” he defined.

He claimed that the deceased’s and the driving force’s negligence induced the accident.