A medical director in Juba Hospital confirmed on Monday that more than 56 people were killed in a traffic accident in South Sudan.
He said, on condition of anonymity, that the accident occurred when a minibus collided with a truck on a road linking South Sudan with Uganda.
“The victims could be more, but those who were brought to the hospital are 56,” he said.
He said traffic has been heavy along roads linking South Sudan with its neighboring countries since last September when violence erupted between government troops and fighters loyal to former South Sudanese Vice-President Riek Machar.
The conflict and the deteriorating humanitarian conditions have forced thousands of Southern Sudanese to flee to Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda.
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