Summary:
- “The victims were rushed to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, and the bodies were conveyed to the mortuary for postmortem,” Kananura stated.
MBARARA: At least three people were confirmed dead in a fatal road crash around 7:35 a.m. on Monday at Mile 9 along the Mbarara-Bushenyi road in Mbarara.
According to Michael Kananura, the Community Liaison Officer and Public Relations Officer in the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety, the crash involved three vehicles that include a Toyota Hiace (UBK 951Q), a Toyota Mark II (UAX 318V), and a Toyota Wish (UAZ 899J).
Kananura explained that the initial incident occurred when the driver of the Mark II, traveling from Bushenyi toward Mbarara, lost control while attempting to avoid a pothole at Mile 9.
The vehicle collided with an oncoming Toyota Wish, killing two people instantly the driver and a passenger of the Mark II and injuring seven occupants of the Toyota Wish.
In a secondary incident, a speeding Toyota Hiace, approaching from the Bushenyi side, struck and killed one of the crash victims who was being removed from the scene. The Hiace driver failed to stop but was later intercepted at a police checkpoint in Mbarara.
“The victims were rushed to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, and the bodies were conveyed to the mortuary for postmortem,” Kananura stated.
He added that the vehicles involved were towed to Kashaka Police Station for inspection as inquiries continue.
Kananura attributed the accident to speeding by all three vehicles and the presence of a pothole in the middle of the road.
He called on relevant authorities to repair the pothole and urged motorists to observe speed limits and exercise caution when approaching accident scenes.
