Seven people have been confirmed dead in a road accident that happened at Kyeirumba along the Mbarara-Isingiro Road last evening.
A bus registration number UBG 812K, belonging to Global Bus Company, that was heading to Kikagate is said to have collided with a Mbarara-bound Fuso truck registration number UBL 945U when the tragedy occurred.
It is alleged that motor vehicle registration number UBL 945U (Fuso Fighter), which was carrying scrap and people, lost control while speeding on a slope at Mile 17 along the Isingiro-Mbarara Road, traveling from Isingiro to Mbarara, lost control and failed to break. It crossed into the opposite lane of the oncoming vehicle, colliding with motor vehicle registration number UBG 812K, owned by the Global Bus company, which was traveling from Mbarara to Isingiro.
This collision resulted in the immediate death of 8 individuals traveling on the Fuso Fighter, while one person on the bus sustained minor injuries.
The victim has been taken to a nearby clinic in Isingiro for first aid. The bodies of the deceased have been taken to Mbarara Referral Hospital for postmortem. Police were yet to identify the deceased by the time of filing the story.
Ritah Kiyuba, the Officer in Charge of Traffic in Isingiro district said that the deceased were boys aged between 20 and 30 who were seated on top of the truck. The Bus passengers survived with Injuries. Kiyuba attributed the accident to overspeeding.
James Mugume, one of the eyewitnesses said that the bus was moving at a high speed while approaching a corner on a slope and the Fuso truck was negotiating the corner on a climbing lane when both drivers lost control while trying to dodge each other.
Both vehicles involved in the accident are currently being towed to Isingiro Police Station for inspection.
The primary cause of this accident has been identified as reckless driving by the driver of motor vehicle UBL 945Y (Fuso Fighter). “SP Kananura Michael Spokesperson – Traffic & Road Safety.
