Gambian business tycoon Modou Turo Darboe on Saturday narrowly escaped death after his car was knocked by a tractor in Foni Sibanor, West Coast Region.
He is currently admitted at the Edward
Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul, where he is receiving treatment.
Turo Darboe, who is the founder and chief
executive officer of Vision Development Foundation, a charitable organisation,
said he was on the highway coming from the coalition victory celebration in
King Keneba in Lower River Region, when the incident occurred.
He said before he entered Sibanor, he
noticed that an unidentified vehicle has been following him from the back; the
vehicle followed him for long and whenever he reduces his speed, the other
vehicle will do the same.
One of Gambia’s leading philanthropists
said this was how he continued on the journey until he entered Sibanor, where
he saw a tractor packed on the highway near the Sibanor mosque.
“As I drive towards the tractor, the driver
of the tractor made a u-turn and stopped on the highway and that was what led
to the accident,” he said.
“My windscreen and the whole car was
vandalized and, as for me, I sustained injuries on my legs and head among other
part of my body,” he added.
“It was a set up against me because, after
the accident, the driver wanted to run and escape but he could not as he was
eventually captured and handed to the police in Sibanor. The tractor was not found with any light or
reflector.”
