Summary:
- The crash involved two motor vehicles: a Toyota Hiace with registration number UBN 337H and an Isuzu bus with registration number UAP 385U, belonging to Kasaaba Bus Company.
NTUNGAMO: Police have confirmed that six people died and three others sustained injuries in a road crash that occurred on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at Kakiika along the Ntungamo-Rukungiri Road in Ntungamo District at 6:10 AM.
The crash involved two motor vehicles: a Toyota Hiace with registration number UBN 337H and an Isuzu bus with registration number UAP 385U, belonging to Kasaaba Bus Company.
According to the police report, the Toyota Hiace was traveling from Rukungiri to Ntungamo when it got a tire puncture. The driver parked on the right-hand side of the road, leaving part of the vehicle on the tarmac while attempting to fix the tire, with full lights on.
Unfortunately, the bus, which was traveling from Kampala to Rukungiri, veered off the road and collided head-on with the parked Toyota Hiace.
The collision instantly killed six people, including the driver, the turn man, and a police officer attached to Nsangi Police Station, and injured three others.
SP Michael Kananura, the CLO for traffic and road safety, responded to the scene immediately and transported the victims to Devine Health and Ntungamo Specialist Medical Centres for medical attention.
Kananura revealed that the bodies have been conveyed to Rwashameire Health Centre IV for post-mortem examinations, while the motor vehicles have been towed to Ntungamo Central Police as inquiries commence.
