Three dead, 30 injured in Mbarara car crash
The wreckage of the car which crashed, killing three people and injuring 30 others parked at Mbarara Regional Police station. PHOTO BY FELIX AINEBYOONA
What you need to know:
- The injured were rushed to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital where they are receiving treatment.
- Buhweju County MP, Mr Francis Mwijukye told this reporter that all the victims are his constituents and are in bad shape.
Three people have been confirmed dead and 30 others seriously injured following a motor accident at Katebe along Mbarara- Ibanda highway.
According to police, the accident happened at about 3am on Sunday when the driver of a speeding Canter, carrying about 60 passengers lost control and overturned several times.
The victims were travelling from an annual Christian crusade of a prominent preacher Fr John Bashobora in Karaama in Mbarara District to Buhweju District.
Police identified the deceased as Kiviri Leonida, 43, Beatrice Nahabwe, 28 and Innocent Asiimwe, 3.
The body of one, Leonida Kiviri who died in the accident is being put on a truck at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. PHOTO BY FELIX AINEBYOONA
The injured were rushed to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital where they are receiving treatment.
Police attributed the cause of the accident to reckless driving, saying the driver was trying to dodge traffic officers because it’s illegal to carry passengers on the back of the truck.
Buhweju County MP, Mr Francis Mwijukye told this reporter that all the victims are his constituents and are in bad shape.
