The territorial traffic police in Migeera Nakasongola District has today 02.06 2023, at around 0430/c registered a fatal accident at Migeera Town Council, Nakasongola District along the Kampala-Gulu highway which claimed lives of five people and injured 24 others.
The accident involved motor vehicle registration number UBB 538K, a Scania bus belonging to California Bus Services; Motor vehicle registration number UBK 688C, an Isuzu D- Max, and motor vehicle reg no UBC 209A, a Fuso box body.
ASP Twine amaziima Sam the Acting Savannah Region Police Spokesperson said preliminary information indicates that the driver of motor vehicle that was coming from Gulu side heading to Kampala direction, about half a kilometer to enter Migeera trading centre, rammed into a broken-down motor vehicle UBC 209A, which was also facing Kampala direction, the bus again knocked another m/v reg no UBK 688C ISUZU D-MAX Killing four passengers in a bus and injuring 24 passengers.
The bodies of the deceased were conveyed to Nakasongola Health centre III mortuary for postmortem examination. One of the deceased was identified as Muwanga Alex, a mechanic that was repairing the broken down Fuso.
One of the survivors, Faustino Omagor also attributed the accident to over speeding.
“I survived the accident but witnessed the gruesome death of four people that were aboard the bus. I don’t know the identities of the deceased people,” but we boarded the bus from Arua City destined for Kampala City,” he claimed briefly.
Travelers included businesspeople and an undisclosed number of pilgrims to Namugongo ahead of the annual June 3 Martyrs Day celebrations in Namugongo, Wakiso District.
Road accidents claim dozens of lives every month in Uganda.
