At least nine people have died in a Good Friday accident along the Masaka-Mbarara Highway, ASP Faridah Nampiima, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) and spokesperson of Traffic and Road Safety, has confirmed.
According to ASP Nampiima, the territorial traffic Police at Kinoni has today April 07, 2023, at about 1600/C registered a fatal accident at Kyoja Trading Centre along the Masaka-Mbarara Highway, claiming lives of nine people on spot.
The accident involved motor vehicle registration number UBL 314C, an Alphad that was traveling from the Kampala side heading to Mbarara, and motor vehicle registration number SSD 327S/SSD 137Q that was from Mbarara/Kinoni Town. The two motor vehicles had a head on collision.
Preliminary findings indicate that the Alphard driver was driving at high speed and was keeping right, crashing head-on with the fuel tanker, killing nine people on spot. The nine were passengers in the Alphard.
The deceased included seven adults and two juveniles.
The driver of the fuel truck and his turn man, sustained injuries and were rushed to Masaka Referral Hospital for treatment.
“More Inquiries into the incident are underway and more details will be availed in due course,” added Nampiima.
“We want to take this opportunity to warn all motorists traveling to upcountry for Easter celebrations to drive carefully, avoid speeding, phone driving, drink driving and all other road indiscipline that result into accidents. Our thoughts and prayers to the family of the deceased victims.”
