One dead, three injured in Bulenga accident

The deceased has been identified as Amos Kamwesiga, a resident of Hamuyaga zone, Kabule Sub County in Kyegegwa District. PHOTO BY MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI

What you need to know:

  • According to one of the survivors, Harrison Gadi, the accident happened at 1:20pm.
  • The OC traffic in Bulenga, Proscovia Namataka, said the deceased was riding a motorcycle when he was knocked by a speeding Fuso truck whose driver failed to brake, thus losing control.

One person has been confirmed dead and three others seriously injured in an accident that occurred in Bulenga, Wakiso District on Mityana road.

The accident involved a Fuso tuck registration number UAV 508M and a boda boda.

The deceased has been identified as Amos Kamwesiga, a resident of Hamuyaga zone, Kabule Sub County in Kyegegwa District.

The three people who survived with grave injuries were occupying a Fuso truck which was transporting irish potatoes and matooke to Kampala.

According to one of the survivors, Harrison Gadi, the accident happened at 1:20pm.

The three people who survived with grave injuries were occupying a Fuso truck which was transporting irish potatoes and matooke to Kampala. PHOTO BY MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI

The OC traffic in Bulenga, Proscovia Namataka, said the deceased was riding a motorcycle when he was knocked by a speeding Fuso truck whose driver failed to brake, thus losing control.

“The driver of the Fuso truck lost control after the vehicle failed to brake and knocked Kamwesiga who was on a boda boda,” Ms Namataka said.