South Sudan former Finance minister survives accident

January 18, 2022 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s former finance minister, Arthur Akuien Chol on Tuesday survived a nasty car accident in which two people died.

Chol, a member of the Council of States, was heading home from Aweil town when the car he was traveling in with his family members was hit from behind.

Two of aides to the former Finance minister instantly died, while his wife, the driver of the car and two other occupants, were critically injured.

Chol, in an interview with Sudan Tribune on Tuesday, said he sustained cuts from glasses, confirming his wife remains in a critical condition.

“I’m fine. It is just a cut by glass. My situation will improve. It is my wife in a condition requiring immediate attention, but I hope everything will be okay,” he added.

The former minister was on his way to attend the burial of a relative.

“I came on Sunday from Juba to attend the burial of one of my relatives who died outside and was brought home for burial. So, I was traveling to the village when this incident struck,” he added.

The accident, police authorities told Sudan Tribune, occurred at Panadot-Kuom, adding that investigations into the cause of the accident in ongoing.

Chol served as Finance minister prior to South Sudan’s cessation from Sudan in 2011.

(ST)