The
four survivors of the Coton-Tchad aircraft crash that occurred in
Ngaoundere on Monday June 10, 2013, are presently receiving treatment at
the National Social Insurance Fund (NSIF) Hospital in Yaounde. At the
NSIF hospital on Wednesday precisely at the Orthopedic surgery ward
where the survivors are being treated, the atmosphere was normal.
One
of the victims, Raphael Yamiri, 15, was seen moving in the corridor to
check on his father, the pilot. He said he is feeling much better but
for some pain on his left side of his body. Another survivor, Moussa
Bobe, 40, Cameroonian, said he sustained injury on his head but his
situation is improving. The pilot, Yamiri Doumngar, also sustained a
fracture on his right leg and several injuries on his heels, shoulders,
wrists and the head.
The Director of the NSIF Hospital, Caroline
Edjangue, said the victims were brought to the hospital on June 11, 2013
at 2:00 a.m. She said treatment began immediately they arrived at the
hospital. The victims, according to her, are responding to treatment.
"Their lives are not in danger because they are well catered for," she
said.
The Cessna 208 Caravan plane matriculated TTBAU belonging
to the Chadian cotton producing company, COTON TCHAD, crashed near the
Ngaoundere airport in the Adamawa Region. The plane was flying from
Ndjamena to Douala for maintenance and had five passengers on board at
the time of the accident. Among the five passengers was the pilot and
two of his sons who were going to Douala for holidays. One of the
passengers, the co-pilot, died after being having been transported to
the Ngaoundere regional hospital. The Minister of Transport Robert
Nkili, visited the survivors on Tuesday June 12, 2013 to comfort them.
Robert Nkili was accompanied by the Secretary of State for Transport,
Mefiro Oumarou.
Source: http://allafrica.com
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