PNG Deputy Prime Minister killed in road accident

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

As well being Deputy Prime Minister, Basil was Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, and is the former Minister for Communications, Information Technology and Energy.

Police Commissioner David Manning confirmed his death after a collision along the Bulolo-Lae Road on Wednesday night.