12 hospitalised after bus accident on Karuma- Pakwach Road
The wreckage of the bus that was involved in the accident.
NWOYA- At least 12 people are receiving treatment at Anaka Hospital after sustaining injuries in a bus accident on the Karuma- Pakwach Highway in Nwoya District.
The Gaaga Company bus Reg. No. UAT 559Y reportedly overturned on Wednesday morning at Wii Anaka village in Purongo Sub-county.
The bus was travelling from Koboko District to Kampala. It was carrying about 60 passengers, according to police.
The Officer in Charge of Traffic in Nwoya District, ASP Wilson Tootika told Daily Monitor in a telephone interview Wednesday that the bus overturned as the driver tried to avoid a head-on collision with an oncoming truck.
Mr Tootika said the bus driver said in a statement that the driver of the advancing truck was speeding as he tried to overtake another truck.
He said the driver later chose to escape a head-on collision by veering into the bush but hit a pavement forcing the bus to overturn.
“We will still carry on investigation on what exactly happened,” Mr Tootika said.
He, however, said police have failed to make follow ups on the driver of the truck who allegedly caused the accident.
The Aswa Region Police Spokesperson, Mr Jimmy Patrick Okema said drivers have to be cautious as the festive season nears.
The Karuma-Pakwach accident happens a day after one person died while eight others sustained injuries on Tuesday morning when a Juba-bound Uzuri bus overturned in Amuru District.
