Samba Joof, a police officer attached to the Serrekunda Traffic Annex, yesterday, testified before the Bundung Magistrates Court, on the ongoing case concerning a car accident which claimed the lives of two people and left many injured along the Bertil Harding Highway.

Testifying before Senior Magistrate Kumba Sillah-Camara, Police Officer Samba Joof, informed the court that in December 2007 whilst on duty at the Kairaba Traffic Lights with Sergeant 199 Camara, “we received a tip-off that there was a serious accident between Kairaba Traffic Lights and Kotu”. Accordimg to him, the two of them left for the scene and upon arrival, drew a sketch plan of the scene in the presence of the accused, Abdoulie Ndure.

According to Samba Joof, two of the victims involved in the accident were confirmed dead and three were hospitalized.

At this juncture, the death certificates and the sketch plan of the scene were tendered in court and marked as exhibits.  Magistrate Sillah-Camara then adjourned the case to July 15, for PW2 to be cross-examined by the defense counsel.