AMURIA, UGANDA: Twelve (12) people have at least been confirmed dead following a fatal road accident in Amuria district, eastern Uganda.
The accident according to police occurred at around 02:42Hrs on Sunday evening when a Fuso motor vehicle of Reg. No UBA 670V that was carrying market vendors lost control and veered off the main road killing 12 people on the spot.
“The territorial traffic police at Amuria Central Police Station yesterday (Sunday) registered a single fatal accident at about 0242hrs at Alomayin swamp along Alakaituk-Amuria road in Amuria district,” said Traffic Police Spokesperson, ASP Faridah Nampiima on Monday morning.
“A motor vehicle registration number UBA 670V Fuso was carrying market vendors when it lost control and overturned, killing 12 passengers on spot while 6 were rushed to Soroti Regional Referral Hospital,” she added.
Nampiima said the cause of the accident is yet to be established as efforts to remove the wreckage are underway and cautioned all lorry drivers to desist from carrying passengers on lorries as it is illegal.
Cases of road accidents have been on the rise in Uganda in recent years.
A total of 1,825 accidents occurred in June, 2021 and out of these 321 were fatal, 995 were serious and 509 were minor, according to Police.
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