KIBOGA, UGANDA: At least five people have been confirmed dead and several seriously injured in a Sunday night fatal accident along the Hoima-Kampala highway in Kiboga district.
The 9 pm crash involved a Link bus registration number UBF 953W and a motorcycle number UGM 237K (Bajaj boxer) at a place called Kabega in Kyekumba Sub County in Kiboga district, Central Uganda.
According to Wamala regional police spokesperson, Ms Rachael Kawala, “it is alleged that the bus which was being driven by Mr Goerge William Katwesigye was traveling from Kampala heading to Hoima side, however, on reaching Kasega in Kiboga district it met a Fuso Fighter with an unidentified registration number which was moving to the opposite direction when the motorcycle that was carrying about five people overtook the Fuso Fighter at that moment.
“The Bajaj struck the bus on the driver’s side, causing the passengers and the rider to fall off the motorcycle and sustain fatal injuries,” Ms Kawala said.
She said according to preliminary investigations, the cause of the accident was a result of reckless driving by the motorcycle rider and urged road users, especially drivers, and motorcyclists, to strictly adhere to traffic rules and regulations.
The bodies of the deceased and the injured victims were conveyed to Kiboga district hospital for a postmortem and medical treatment respectively.
Last night’s accident comes barely two weeks after 40 people survived death after another Link Bus collided with a sugarcane truck along the Hoima-Fort Portal Road on May 17, 2023.
Last year, 25 people perished in a fatal accident involving a link bus at Sebitoli along the Fort Portal- Kampala highway.
In February this year, 23 passengers were injured in a link bus accident that occurred at Gwanika in Nabingoola sub-county in Mubende District along the same highway.
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