The Minister of Health of Tajikistan reported that the girl who was injured in the accident in Kulob and was in critical condition has died in the hospital. According to media reports, 15-year-old Madinai Jumakhon passed away on June 10 after sustaining severe injuries in a traffic accident on August 6 in Kulob. The Prosecutor’s […]
The Minister of Health of Tajikistan reported that the girl who was injured in the accident in Kulob and was in critical condition has died in the hospital.
According to media reports, 15-year-old Madinai Jumakhon passed away on June 10 after sustaining severe injuries in a traffic accident on August 6 in Kulob.
The Prosecutor’s Office of Tajikistan has not yet completed the investigation into the fatal traffic accident that occurred on August 6 in Kulob.
However, on the evening of the same day, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan and the press service of the President of Tajikistan hastily reported that the tragedy was caused by a technical malfunction and failure of the braking system.
On June 9, Sharofiddin Gadoev, one of the leaders of the opposition coalition National Alliance of Tajikistan, told Azda TV that the cargo truck involved in the accident in Kulob, which caused the deaths and injuries of citizens, was purchased in China in 2011 and belonged to Sharofiddin Gadoev and Umarali Kuvvatov, and its operational and cargo transport period was set at 5 years, which effectively ended in 2016.
The cargo truck of the “Dulan” brand, which crashed into 11 passenger cars and 3 residential houses on the evening of August 6, resulting in about 10 deaths and more than 14 injuries, belonged to a company controlled by “Faroz.” The company “Faroz” is owned by Makhmadzoir Sokhibov, the son-in-law of President Rahmon.
Many social media users have called on the authorities and law enforcement agencies to hold accountable all those responsible, including the owners of the company “Kafolat, voridot va sodirot,” one of the companies affiliated with “Faroz.”
However, Emomali Rahmon, in order to prevent further such statements, paid “compensations” from the state budget to 8 victims of the fatal traffic accident, including car owners, relatives of the deceased, and the injured.
Experts believe that the main culprit of this tragedy is Rahmon’s government, which transferred the authority to issue driver’s licenses, conduct vehicle inspections, control parts of the roads, and other powers to companies affiliated with Rahmon’s sons-in-law.
Four days after the horrific accident in Kulob, the exact number of victims and injured has still not been published, and their names remain unknown.
Official authorities stated that 10 people died as a result of the accident, and another 11 were injured. However, independent media, including “Radio Ozodi,” “Payom,” “SSSR,” and others reported that including the driver, between 10 and 16 people died, and more than 14 people were injured.