Six people have been killed and dozens injured in a horrific overnight road crash after a passenger bus rammed into a truck along the busy Gulu–Kampala highway. The deadly accident happened at around 2 a.m. Tuesday at California Village in Kiryandongo District when a bus belonging to Mega Bus Uganda collided head-on with a Sino […]
Six people have been killed and dozens injured in a horrific overnight road crash after a passenger bus rammed into a truck along the busy Gulu–Kampala highway.
The deadly accident happened at around 2 a.m. Tuesday at California Village in Kiryandongo District when a bus belonging to Mega Bus Uganda collided head-on with a Sino truck.
The bus had left Gulu City shortly after midnight heading to Kampala with 53 passengers on board.
Sources at the scene say six people died instantly in the crash including the bus conductor and a toddler who had been travelling with other passengers.
Many other travellers suffered serious injuries as the impact of the collision left the bus badly damaged.
Survivors were rushed to Kiryandongo General Hospital where medical teams are battling to stabilise several victims.
Shockingly, reports indicate that the bus driver identified as Kilama disappeared from the scene shortly after the accident and remains on the run.
By the time of filing this report, the Uganda Police Force had not yet issued an official explanation about what exactly caused the crash.
The tragedy comes at a time when authorities are intensifying traffic enforcement operations across the country following a worrying increase in road accidents.
According to Traffic Police spokesperson Michael Kananura, last week alone police arrested 745 motorists during nationwide traffic operations.
Driving defective motorcycles topped the list with 330 cases, followed by riding without helmets with 99 cases.
Other offences included driving with invalid licences with 77 cases, operating vehicles without licences with 72 cases, violating traffic directions with 67 cases, illegal vehicle modification with 53 cases and dangerous loading with 47 cases.
Police have warned that the operations will continue as authorities move to restore discipline and sanity on Uganda’s roads.
Motorists have been urged to obey traffic regulations to avoid accidents and penalties during the ongoing crackdown.
