A Moroccan peacekeeper from the Rapid Deployment Battalion was among two MONUSCO personnel killed in a tragic road accident on May 13 in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The incident occurred about 13 kilometers south of Kitchanga, when a United Nations convoy vehicle slid into a ravine and overturned.
The accident also claimed the life of a Congolese language assistant, while four other Moroccan peacekeepers were injured and transferred to the UN hospital in Goma for medical treatment.
Vivian van de Perre, Acting Head of MONUSCO, extended condolences to the Kingdom of Morocco and the DRC, and expressed solidarity with the victims’ families. MONUSCO confirmed that an investigation is underway to determine the exact circumstances of the accident.
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