At least 16 people are said to have died and 21 others injured after a bus rammed into a stationary trailer at Adebe trading center along Kampala-Gulu highway last night.
North Kyoga region police spokesperson, SP Patrick Jimmy Okema says that a bus registration number UAT 259P which belongs to Roblyn Bus Company was traveling from Kampala to Gulu ramped into a stationary trailer at around midnight along Kampala-Gulu highway.
According to Okema, 12 people died on the spot while four others died at Atapara Hospital where they had been rushed for treatment.
According to him, the dead bodies were conveyed to Anyeke Health IV pending postmortem adding that the cause of the accident is yet to be established but preliminary findings indicate wrong parking by the trailer driver with no warning signs.
Uganda has witnessed an increase in the number of road crash reports of late as on Tuesday, the traffic police revealed that 104 road crashes were registered around the country between December 23rd, 2022 and January 1st.
A statement released by the Traffic Police spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Faridah Nampiima, revealed that 28 of the accidents led to loss of lives.
