SONNA – At least 16 people died and 21 others were injured after a Gulu-bound bus rammed into a stationary trailer at Adebe trading centre in Kamdini along Kampala-Gulu highway in northern Uganda on Friday.<\/p>\n
Police said the 12 people died on the spot, while four others died\u00a0at Atapara Hospital where they had been rushed for treatment.<\/p>\n
The bus, \u201cwhich belongs to Roblyn bus company, was travelling from Kampala to Gulu [and it] rammed into a stationary trailer at around midnight of January 6, 2023 along Kampala-Gulu highway. The trailer was allegedly loading at Adebe trading centre just one kilometre to the Kamdini checkpoint,\u201d North Kyoga region police spokesperson,\u00a0Patrick Jimmy Okema said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The dead were taken to\u00a0Anyeke Health IV pending postmortem, he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThe cause of the accident is yet to be established, but preliminary findings indicate wrong parking by the trailer driver with no warning signs. It’s a very unfortunate incident. We call for calmness from members of the public; our\u00a0condolences to the bereaved families,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Uganda has witnessed an increase in the number of road accidents during the holiday season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
On Tuesday, traffic police revealed that 104 road crashes were registered across the country between December 30, 2022 and January 1, 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The report released by the traffic police spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police Faridah Nampiima, revealed that 28 of the accidents led to the loss of lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201c\u202649 were serious [accidents] and 27 were minor from December 30, 2022 to January 1. Out of 104 road crashes, we registered 149 victims, 35 died and 114 sustained serious injuries,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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