Liberian President George Weah on says he is suspending his political campaign beginning August 22, 2023, following tragic car accident that killed over the three members of the Girls for Weah auxiliary of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) campaign team
Four other occupants on the taxi cab also met their until demise in a road accident that occurred around the New Iron Gate in Gbarnga, Bong County on Tuesday.
According to eyewitnesses, the driver of a speeding yellow Nissan Primera taxi, heading from Monrovia Tuesday afternoon, reportedly collided head-on with a truck on the opposite lane around the Gbarnga Immigration Check Point.
The driver of the Vehicle along with two persons was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Phebe Referral Hospital in Suakoko District by medical personnel on duty while three other persons sustained serious injuries.
According to local med report, the members of Weah auxiliary campaign team were returning from attending a campaigning trail for the re-election of President George Weah.
Police in the central Liberian city of Gbarnga told our national correspondent that the victims include one male driver, and five females.
Our National Correspondent quotes medical sources as saying that the taxi driver remains in an ‘unstable’ condition as he suffers some brain disorder.
Weah was campaigning in Bomi County when he received the news, he has since described the death of the partisans, ‘Girls for Weah’ as saddened paid tribute to the fallen members .
“While we are in Bomi County here campaigning I have received with great sadness the deaths of members of the Girls of Weah, a group championing the re-election of the CDC”, he told the media in Tubmanburg.
Weah who is strongly campaigning for re-election on October 10, 2023 says the campaign activities will be suspended for two days and he has since return to Monrovia from Tubmanburg.
He calls on all his supporters and Liberians to join him in mourning the lost lives at the Headquarters of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) in Congo Town later on Wednesday.
In an interview with a reporter via Telephone, the head of traffic at LNP-Bong Detachment, Madam Mary Hawallen disclosed that the operator of the truck is currently in Police custody while the three other victims are being transferred to Monrovia for further medical treatment.
The driver is said to be a resident of Suakoko City but the identities of the five passengers remain unknown as officers of the traffic division of the Liberia National Police in Bong have launched an investigation into the accident.
However, there was no fatality reported from the side of the truck that was forcefully hit by the taxi.
Tributes pour in
In the wake of the death of the partisans, several tributes have been pouring in for the loss
Tributes have been pouring in for the accident victims. Monsterado County District Eight lawmaker, Acarous Gray posted to Facebook to extend his condolences to the bereaved families.
“Girls for Weah menh! My heart is broken and unbelievable too. We hereby call on all our supporters to halt all campaign activities in our district beginning tomorrow and resume on Friday,” he wrote.
“They are true Patriots and will be remembered in our Revolution forever. Our hearts are hur,” Ben Tokpah of the CDC Council of Patriots wrote on his Facebook page.
