JUBA (TIP): At least 85 people were killed in South Sudan when a crowd tried to gather fuel from an oil tanker that had veered off the road on its way to a region west of the capital Juba, the presidential spokesman said on Sep 17. The incident took place on Wednesday as the truck was traveling to South’s Sudan’s Western Equatoria region.
“Eight-five people are confirmed dead by the local authorities,” Ateny Wek Ateny, presidential spokesman, told Reuters, adding about 50 people were seriously injured.