Deputy PM dies in Road Crash

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Papua New Guinea's deputy Prime Minister, Sam Basil, has died following a car crash in the Bulolo district of Morobe Province.



Sam Basil.

Sam Basil. (Source: ULP Media)



Police Commissioner David Manning has confirmed Basil's death after a collision along the Bulolo-Lae Road on Wednesday night.





Police transported Basil to Bulolo Hospital but he was pronounced dead at 11.30pm local time.





Three other people were also injured in the crash and taken to hospital.
Elections which were two months away have been postponed

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