Abantu batanu bajyanywe mu bitaro igitaraganya nyuma y’impanuka ikomeye yatewe n’ukurikirana gukomeye kwa Polisi, aho imodoka za Polisi eshanu zangiritse bikomeye kandi umuhanda munini w’amasinzirano (dual carriageway) wafunzwe.
Igice cy’umuhanda A1 hafi y’ahitwa Denton, i Newcastle, kiracyafunze impande zombi nyuma y’iyi mpanuka ikomeye yahuje imodoka nyinshi ku ruhande rwerekeza mu majyaruguru, yabaye mbere gato ya saa 8:30 za mu gitondo kuri uyu wa Gatatu.
Amafoto ateye ubwoba yafashwe nyuma y’iyi mpanuka agaragaza imodoka enye za Polisi zanditse zangiritse cyane hamwe n’indi modoka imwe ya Polisi itanditse ihindutse igaramiye ku ruhande.
Hari na BMW y’umukara yagaragaye muri iyi mpanuka, aho imwe mu modoka za Polisi yasigaye nta gisenge ndetse n’inzugi eshatu zipfukamye, izindi zifite ibirahure bisadutse, ibice byazo bikwirakwira mu muhanda hose mu misozi itatu.
Amadirishya yasadutse n’ibice by’imodoka bigikubiye mu muhanda, mu gihe abashinzwe iperereza ku mpanuka bamaze koherezwa aho byabereye.
Abaturage batuye hafi aho batangajwe n’ibyabaye, bamwe babyita “urugomo rukabije”. Umugore umwe yabwiye MailOnline ati: “Nari nabuze ayo narya n’ayo nireka, sinari narigeze mbona ikintu nk’iki mu buzima bwanjye.”
Serivisi y’Ubutabazi yo mu Burasirazuba bw’Amajyaruguru yemeje ko abantu batanu bajyanywe kwa muganga, naho ikigo gishinzwe imihanda (National Highways) kivuga ko iyi mpanuka yasize abantu bakomerekejwe bikomeye.
Umuhanda hagati ya junction ya 73 na 75 biteganyijwe ko uzakomeza gufungwa kugeza n’igitondo cy’uyu munsi kirangiye, mu gihe Polisi igikora iperereza.
Muri icyo gihe, Ikibuga cy’Indege cya Newcastle cyasabye abari kugenda bajya cyangwa bava ku kibuga guteganya igihe cy’inyongera kubera iyi mpanuka.
A1 ni umuhanda w’ingenzi ujya ku kibuga cy’indege, kandi biteganyijwe ko kizaba cyuzuye bitewe n’ibiruhuko bya Pasika.
Avril Smith, umaze imyaka 27 aturiye uwo muhanda, yavuze ko yababajwe cyane n’iyo mpanuka. Ati: “Byari ibidasanzwe. Ni urusaku rw’indege ya Polisi rwanyikanguye saa 2:45 za mu gitondo.
“Narahagurutse njya mu cyumba cyo hakurya, ngeze ku idirishya nsanga Polisi n’imbangukiragutabara bihibereye hose. Nahise numva ko hari ikintu gikomeye kibaye. Nari ntarabibona na rimwe kuva ntuye aha.”
Ahabereye iyi mpanuka ni hafi y’aho umupolisi PC David Rathband yarasiwe n’umwicanyi Raoul Moat mu 2010, ku ishyamba riri hafi y’umuhanda A69.
Undi muturage yagize ati: “Byari ubwoba bukomeye kubona uko ibintu byangiritse. Maze imyaka 20 ntuye hano, kandi icyabaye gikomeye cyonyine nabonye ni igihe Raoul Moat yarasaga umupolisi. Uyu muhanda urakora cyane, ubu bigiye guteza akavuyo.”
Hagati aho, umuhanda wose n’utuyira tuwukikije twahungabanyijwe n’ubwinshi bw’imodoka, cyane cyane ku muhanda wa Scotswood n’indi migenderano ya A1.
Imodoka ziri gutinda cyane zinjira cyangwa zisohoka mu Mujyi wa Newcastle, bitewe n’uburyo impanuka yabereye hafi.
Igihe cyo gutegereza mu muhanda kiragera ku minota 45, nk’uko National Highways ibitangaza, aho hari ikinamba cy’imodoka kigera ku birometero bine ku ruhande rugana mu majyaruguru, n’ikindi cya kilometero imwe ku ruhande rugana mu majyepfo.
Nta nzira y’inyongera (diversion) yemewe kuri icyo gice cy’umuhanda A1, bityo indi mihanda irimo A19 yo mu burasirazuba bwa Newcastle irakomerewe cyane.
Ntabwo biramenyekana igihe uwo muhanda uzongera gufungurwa, kuko abapolisi b’ishami rishinzwe gupima impanuka baracyari aho byabereye.
Amakuru yerekeye icyateye iyi mpanuka n’ubuzima bw’abajyanywe kwa muganga ntaramenyekana neza, ariko haravugwa ko hari ibikomere bikomeye byavuyemo.
Umuvugizi wa Serivisi y’Ubutabazi yo mu Burasirazuba yagize ati: “Twakiriye telefoni saa 2:29 za mu gitondo kuri uyu wa Gatatu, tariki ya 9 Mata, tuvugwaho impanuka yabereye ku muhanda A1 ahagana mu majyaruguru hafi ya Denton, Newcastle.
“Twahise twohereza amatsinda atanu y’imbangukiragutabara, umupatirimu wihariye, umuyobozi w’inshingano, n’amatsinda abiri y’Ikipe y’Aboherezwa ahantu h’akaga (HART). Twanahawe ubufasha na bagenzi bacu b’indege y’ubutabazi ya Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) bahageze n’imodoka.
“Abantu batanu bajyanywe kwa muganga kugira ngo bavurwe.”
Ishami rishinzwe kugenzura imyitwarire ya Polisi (IOPC) rivuga ko kugeza ubu ritarakira iki kibazo.
Umuvugizi wa Polisi ya Northumbria yavuze ati: “Mbere gato ya saa 2:30 za mu gitondo kuri uyu wa Gatatu, twakiriye raporo ivuga impanuka yahuje imodoka nyinshi ku muhanda A1 ugana mu majyaruguru hafi y’umuhanda Derwent Haugh, Gateshead.
“Serivisi z’ubutabazi zose zahise zihagera. Igice cy’umuhanda cyafunzwe impande zombi – harimo inzira z’inyongera kuva kuri Derwent Haugh Road mu majyaruguru na A69 ku ishyamba mu majyepfo. Abashoferi basabwe gukoresha indi mihanda igihe bibashobokeye.”
Umuvugizi wa Serivisi y’Abazimyamoto ya Tyne na Wear yavuze ati: “Turahamya ko mu rukerera rwo kuri uyu wa Gatatu tariki ya 9 Mata, imodoka eshanu zifashishwa mu kuzimya umuriro n’abayobozi babiri bahamagawe aho impanuka yabereye mu mujyi wa Newcastle.
“Ikipe yacu y’igenzura yakiriye telefone iva kuri Polisi ya Northumbria isaba ubufasha saa 2:29, maze amatsinda yaturutse kuri Station za Gosforth, Newcastle Central, Swalwell na West Denton ahita ajyanwa ku muhanda A1 hafi ya Denton Burn.
“Abazimyamoto bafashije bagenzi babo ba Polisi na serivisi z’imbangukiragutabara mu guhagarika iyi mpanuka. Bavuye aho byabereye saa 3:51.”
Ikigo gishinzwe imihanda (National Highways) cyemeje ko A1 igomba gukomeza gufungwa hagati ya Swalwell i Gateshead na Denton mu mpande zombi kugeza ku manywa yo kuri uyu wa Gatatu.
Mu itangazo ryashyizwe ku rubuga rwabo, bagize bati: “Impamvu ni impanuka yahuje imodoka nyinshi yabaye saa 2:30 za mu gitondo (kuwa Gatatu, tariki ya 9 Mata), yasize abantu bakomerekejwe bikomeye.
“Bitewe n’uburemere bw’iyi mpanuka, Polisi ya Northumbria yatangije iperereza rikomeye kandi ririmo gutwara igihe. Umuhanda uzakomeza gufungwa mu mpande zombi kugeza ku manywa yo ku wa Gatatu, tariki ya 9 Mata.”
