Monrovia, Feb. 3 -- What began as a joyful celebration turned tragic when two separate motor accidents claimed one life and left another person injured on the Ganta-Sanniquellie Road and the Kakata -Ganta Highway.

Eyewitnesses told reporters that 18-year-old Archie Dahn, a Nimba native living in Kakata, Margibi County felt off from the vehicle transporting the Nimba County Football team from Monrovia to Ganta.

In a separate incident, a motorcyclist sustained injuries on the Ganta-Sanniquellie Highway. The football team had arrived in Nimba County and was touring the county's six cities.

En-route from Karnplay to Sanniquellie, the team made a stop to pay respects at the monument of the late Senator Prince Johnson, a move that has sparke...