Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director Traffic and Road Safety Lawrence Nuwabiine is in Kasese District to investigate Tuesday’s accident that claimed the lives of ten people. The accident which occurred between Rughendabara and Hima town council at Kihogo, along the Fort Portal-Kasese Highway involved five cars. The spot …
Read More »Eleven dead in bizarre Kasese road accident
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eleven people have been killed in a bizzare accident along the Kasese-Fort-Portal Highway. According to eyewitnesses, a speeding truck transporting a coffin collided with another car before the drivers of the other cars lost control and rammed into vehicles that had been involved in …
Read More »Five family members perish in accident along Tirinyi road
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Namutumba district is investigating circumstances under which five family members perished in a road accident along the Iganga-Tirinyi-Mbale highway. The victims who set off their journey from Bugembe ward in Jinja city were heading for the burial of a distant relative in Budaka …
Read More »Jinja city woman parliamentary candidate survives road accident
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent Jinja city woman parliamentary candidate, Lillian Naigaga has survived a nasty accident along Kabowa-Budiima road in Budondo ward. According to eyewitnesses, Naigaga was driving with three others in a Kluger vehicle registration number UBB 007K when they rammed into a motorcycle registration number UFA …
Read More »Deceased Bukoto accident victims were employees of Kati-Kati restaurant
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The three people who were killed in an accident involving six motor vehicles along Bukoto-Kisasi road were employees of Kati-Kati restaurant. The trio was killed and several others injured when a Sino truck registration number UAZ 164D lost control and rammed into six other vehicles …
Read More »Three killed in Bukoto-Kisaasi road accident
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people were killed on spot in an accident along Bukoto-Kisaasi road involving seven motor vehicles that occurred at around 9 pm on Saturday. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy spokesperson Kampala Metropolitan Police says preliminary information shows that a Sino truck registration number UAZ 164D lost …
Read More »Two tourists, driver perish in accident along Masaka road
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two tourists and their driver have perished in an accident at Kasaalu-Mugge village near Katonga river in Mpigi district. The officer in charge of Kayabwe police station, Anatolius Kaahwa identifies the deceased tourists as Gilbert Kemei and Summy Kipock while their driver is Yusuf Walimbwa. …
Read More »Two killed in Kireka road accident
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been killed in an accident at Global paints junction in Kireka along Kampala-Jinja highway. The Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango says the two were riding on a motorcycle registration UEF 765F when they were crushed by an Isuzu truck registration number …
Read More »One dead, four missing as boat capsizes in River Nile
Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A baby has drowned after a boat on which she was traveling with seven people other from Pakwach to Nwoya district capsized in River Nile. The accident occurred at around 3:30 pm on Tuesday around Olobodegi parish in Pokweri sub county in Pakwach district. …
Read More »Four hospitalized in Kumi after bus accident
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people are nursing critical injuries at Atutur general hospital after a bus accident on Monday evening. A Gateway bus registration number, UAH 781Z rammed into a house of John Luke Akiiso along Soroti- Mbale road in Olupe trading center, Kumi sub county in Kumi …
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