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Car accident in Kwanza Norte provokes protests

The collision between a vehicle affecting the Security House of the President of the Republic and a motorcycle taxi, in Ndalatando, province of Cuanza Norte, provoked protests that temporarily restricted traffic, local police said.

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According to a statement from the Cuanza Norte provincial command of the National Police, the accident caused injuries to two people.

The police report that a 22-year-old man who was in the taxi service and the passenger he was transporting were injured.

The victim had a fracture and bruises on the right lower and upper limbs, while the 40-year-old woman had light injuries on her face, both of which were "promptly assisted by the Provincial Hospital Dr. António Agostinho Neto".

"The fact occurred when the vehicle in question made the junction between the streets of Muembeji, Missão and Hoji-Ya-Henda, colliding with the motorcycle that was circulating on the road section between the city market and the roundabout Rainha Ginga", says the communicated.

The police report that following the accident, more than 100 motorcycles took to the streets of the city in protests over the occurrence, temporarily restricting traffic, with greater incidence in front of the municipal command of the Angolan National Police and the Criminal Investigation Service of Cazengo , municipality where the accident was registered.

"Given the seriousness of the situation, the provincial command makes public that an investigation process is underway for the investigation of the facts and the consequent accountability of the accused, regretting on the other hand what happened", emphasizes the note.

On the other hand, the police called for calm, "advising the population to this end, in order to refrain from acts of riot, observing respect for the authorities and institutions".
Since this Tuesday, the President has been carrying out a two-day working visit to the province of Kwanza Norte.

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