32 killed in Uganda road accident
Thirty two persons were killed and five other folks injured in a road accident in the western Ugandan district of Kasese later Tuesday, a humanitarian agency has said.
Irene Nakasiita, communications officer of Uganda Crimson Cross World, said Wednesday that the accident happened when a truck carrying passengers going for burial collided with a car.
“The street is narrow, it really is under construction, and it was dark. The additional two lorries were via Kasese and joined the two that were previously in the accident. Another from Bundibugyo became a member of the four. It built five cars around the scene injuring five persons and … eliminating 32,” she said.
“The 32 bodies have all been taken to Kilembe Medical center and the five survivors have already been equally evacuated,” she added.
According to police statistics, some 20,000 highway accidents occur nationwide every year, causing a lot more than 2,000 deaths and so producing Uganda among the countries with the highest traffic fatality rates.
