TANZANIA: Accident kills two Priests, Nun and Seminarian

Two priests,
a Nun and a Seminarian from the Catholic Dioceses of Rulenge-Ngara and Kayanga died
in an accident that involved the car they were driving in, Toyota Land cruiser
and a public Bus on July 28, 2015.
Those who
died include Fr. Michael Mwelinde (70), Fr Onesimus Buberwa (40), Sr Margareth
Kadebe (60) and a Seminarian Everius Kamugisha of the Catholic Diocese of
Kayanga.
Information
received from Rt. Rev Severini Niwe-Mugizi, the ordinary of the Diocese
Rulenge-Ngara said that seven other people were injured in the same traffic
accident.
Bishop
Niwe-Mugizi explained that the accident happened when the victims were heading
to Karagwe to attend a thanksgiving Mass of newly ordained Priest, Fr. Evasius
Shumbusho
According to
Director of Communications, Catholic Diocese Rulenge-Ngara Fr. Sixmund
Nyabenda, a car Toyota Land Cruiser of the diocese of Rulenge-Ngara collided
with a bus at 8:00 am on the road that leads to neighboring country Uganda.
Source: Sarah Pelaji, Kiongozi Newspaper TEC
Dar es Salaam

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