Luweero, (UG):- The territorial police in Savannah Region are investigating a devastating road crash that killed six people on the spot and left five others currently nursing critical injuries in a Wednesday head-on collision on the Gulu-Kampala Highway.
The grisly crash according to security authorities involved an Omnibus passenger taxi and a Fuso truck at the notorious Sinalya road section in Luweero District, the cause of which has been attributed to careless driving by the truck driver according to Savannah Region Police Spokesman, Mr Sam Twineamazima.
In a police statement on the incident, Mr Twineamazima said; “He was speeding and trying to overtake when the accident occurred.” He added; “The Omnibus taxi was coming from Gulu City heading to Kampala City, while the Fuso truck was moving in the opposite direction.”
He identified the victims as; Rogers Mfitukiza, Charles Opirisa, Ephraim Mugerwa, Joshua Ebong, a male adult known only as Kato, and an unidentified female.
Twineamazima further noted that the driver of the Omnibus taxi was among those who died on the spot, but reaffirmed that police are investigating the incident to establish facts surrounding the crash.
Hassan Ssendagire, a butcher at Kalule Town who witnessed the accident described the horror of the incident saying; “The truck driver was speeding and hooting as he overtook several vehicles before crashing head-on with the taxi.”
“We never thought of rescuing a single passenger from the taxi because of the nature of the crash,” he added.
Meanwhile, the injured victims were rushed to Bombo Military Hospital for treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were transferred to Luweero Hospital Mortuary for postmortem examination.
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