Bombo Fatal Accident Claims Nine, Five Injured

Nine people were confirmed dead following an accident at Sinalya Village, Kalule along Kampala- Gulu Highway in Luweero District on Saturday.

ASP Faridah Nampiima, the spokesperson for Directorate Traffic and Road Safety disclosed this in a short interview shortly after the accident.

‘’The fatal accident claimed the lives of nine people and injured five. The accident involved motor vehicle registration number UBD 850J, a Toyota Hiace and UAH 316P, an Isuzu Elf’’, said Nampiima.

It is alleged that a speeding motor vehicle registration number UBD 850J Toyota Hiace that was moving from Kampala to Gulu side and while slopping to Sinalya valley burst its rear tyre, lost control and overturned several times before colliding with an oncoming motor vehicle registration number UAH 316P Isuzu which also overturned after the collision killing eight (8) passengers (7 female adults and 1 male) in the Toyota Hiace.

Another unidentified female passenger died on the way to Mulago Hospital.

She has appealed to all drivers and road users traveling from to drive with discipline on the road.