Ten People Perish In Fatal Six Vehicles Crash

The territorial traffic police in Bugiri, are investigating the cause of a fatal accident that involved ten motor vehicles at Kibimbi after the bridge along the Iganga-Tororo highway in Bugiri District, resulting in the death of ten people on the spot.

Preliminary information indicates that the ten motor vehicles were all moving in the same direction towards Tororo, except for one vehicle, registration number KAE 254c/ZA 5971, a tanker loaded with molasses, which was traveling in the opposite direction towards Iganga.

 Motor vehicle registration number UAW 963M, a Toyota Hiace, attempted to overtake a queue of vehicles mentioned above.

The driver noticed an oncoming vehicle while still overtaking and swerved to the left to yield, unaware that the oncoming vehicle was a trailer tanker loaded with molasses and pulling another trailer.

The rear part of the trailer collided with the taxi, crushing it against another trailer, KBJ 155C/ZD 2621, a Mercedes Benz.

Consequently, the trailer tanker lost control, overturned, and caught fire. 10 people, including 8 passengers of the taxi, its driver, and the trailer tanker driver, lost their lives on the spot.

The traffic police responded to the scene immediately, and the bodies were transported to Bugiri hospital mortuary for post-mortem examination.

SP Kananura Michael the police public relations officer confirmed this incident that five motor vehicles had been towed to Muwayo police station pending inspection while one tanker loaded with molasse was still guarded at the scene pending offloading.