he will be missed not only in Cameroon, his home country, but across Africa where his fight has inspired many.
Condolences to his family and all the freedom fighters.
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Elias K Bongmba <bongmba@rice.edu> wrote:
This is tragic news for his family, Cameroon and all champions of freedom. For Mr. Njawe, human freedom was clearly intertwined with a free press and open dialogue. His untimely passing creates a void that cannot be filled.
Our condolences to his family and loved ones
Elias Bongmba
Joyce Ashuntantang wrote:
Reports are just coming in of the death of the celebrated Cameroonian
journalist, human Rights activist and publisher of Le Messager, Pius Njawe,
as a result of the accident reported below. Read Pius Njawe in his own words
on www.dibussi.com. Stay tuned. This is a developing story...
By Kristin Davis
Lauren Roth
The Virginian-Pilot
Š July 12, 2010
CHESAPEAKE
One person was killed and two were injured, one critically, when a
tractor-trailer rear-ended a disabled Lexus on I-664 South near the Bowers
Hill interchange just before 3 p.m. today.
State police had to shut down the interstate at Military Highway and divert
traffic onto exit 13A, according to the Virginia Department of
Transportation. Drivers had to make a U-turn onto Highway 58 East in order
to access I-664.
The accident was reported at 2:55 p.m., said Capt. Mike Thibeault,
Chesapeake Fire Department spokesman. The first rescue crews arrived at 3:03
p.m.
The four-door, cream-colored 1994 Lexus sedan had become disabled in the
left-center lane of the four-lane highway, said Sgt. R.W. Walker with the
Virginia State Police. The car was stopped just over the crest of a hill
before the exits for I-264 East and I-64 West, he said.
The tractor-trailer, a 2000 Mack truck owned by J.W. Canaday Trucking Inc.
of Providence Forge, struck the rear end of the Lexus and pushed it several
hundred feet, Walker said. The front-seat passenger in the Lexus was
declared dead at the scene.
State police have identified the victim, but because he is not a U.S.
citizen, it may take extra time to notify next of kin, Walker said.
The driver of the Lexus, which was registered in Washington, D.C., was taken
to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital with critical injuries. The driver of
the truck also was taken to Norfolk General with injuries not considered
life-threatening, Walker said.
The investigation is ongoing. I-664 was reopened about 6:37 p.m.
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