Photographer killed in Andraharo road accident
A taxi-ville driver who fled the scene was arrested by police early Friday, and tested above the legal alcohol limit.
A 28-year-old photographer named Faneva died on Thursday evening in Andraharo, Antananarivo, after a taxi-ville struck his motorcycle near Cap 3000 at about 7:30 PM. The taxi driver fled toward Tsarasaotra, and witnesses who tried to chase him did not catch him.
Police from the public security station of the capital's Fifth arrondissement took the badly injured rider to the Joseph Ravoahangy-Andrianavalona University Hospital Centre (HJRA), where doctors could only confirm his death. His body was placed in the hospital morgue. Investigators identified the taxi quickly, and the 45-year-old driver was arrested at about 5:30 AM on Friday and placed in custody. Early findings indicate his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit.
On the same evening, another motorcyclist died on the bypass between Ambohitrimanjaka and the Andranotapahana road exit after being hit by a 4x4. On Friday morning at about 7:30 AM, a pedestrian crossing at a zebra crossing in Ankorondrano was knocked down by a motorcycle, and the rider was seriously hurt. The exact circumstances and responsibilities for the first crash are still to be established by the investigation.
Why it mattersThe driver's arrest and alcohol finding mean he now faces the investigation into who was responsible for the death.