Summary:
SP Kananura confirmed that traffic flow is significantly affected, but police are on-site managing the situation.
KAMPALA: Traffic Police have advised motorists to use alternative routes following a minor crash involving a heavy truck carrying scrap at Kigombya, near Wantone, along the Kampala-Jinja Highway in Mukono.
SP Kananura Michael, the Community Liaison Officer/Public Relations Officer for the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety, stated on Tuesday that the road is partially blocked.
He noted that manual offloading is necessary and can only be conducted during daylight hours.
SP Kananura confirmed that traffic flow is significantly affected, but police are on-site managing the situation.
He urged motorists to remain patient, exercise discipline, and follow the directives of officers on the ground.
On Monday, SP Kananura revealed that Last week, road crashes claimed lives and caused injuries. He noted that motorcyclists, their passengers and pedestrians remain the vulnerable road users accounting for 88% of the total fatalities.
“Speeding and careless overtaking remain the leading cause of crashes contributing to 20% and 34% respectively”. He noted.
He added “To combat these crashes, we conducted traffic enforcement operations, arresting 467 drivers for various offenses”.
- 189 Driving without a valid license or with an invalid license
- 134 Careless driving
- 69 Breach of operator’s license
- 38 Speeding
- 32 Dangerous loading
- 903 motorcycles were impounded for committing various offenses
- 411 Failing to wear helmets
- 374 Riding without a valid license
- 92 Not having insurance police
- 26 Pillion riding
“Our enforcement operations will continue this week, with a heightened focus on careless driving offenses”. He said that the operations will target drivers who:
- Make U-turns
- Drive on shoulders or pedestrian paths
- Drive in one-way zones against traffic flow
- Engage in reckless overtaking maneuvers
- We also continue with road safety campaigns
