Two die in Masaka accident

Police officers examine the wreckage of the truck at the accident scene.

Two people have died in an accident at Kyazanga Trading Centre, Masaka, on the Masaka- Mbarara Road.

The accident involved a passenger bus belonging to Jaguar Bus Company and a truck that was carrying bananas.

According to Ms Polly Namaye, the deputy police spokesperson, Nathan Kabigumira, a resident of Biharwe and Evangilist  Kyokunzire of Rwabagaga in Isingiro District died in the accident. They were both passengers in the Kampala-bound truck.

Mr John Bosco Kisseka the driver of the truck who was critically injured is admitted to Lyantonde Hospital.

 Ms Namaye says the driver of the Rwanda-bound bus is on the run after causing the accident.

This comes hardly a week after three people, including a Korean national died and six others injured following an accident in which a commuter taxi travelling from Fort Portal to Kampala collided with a lorry at Rwaibale Trading Centre, Butunduzi Town council in Kyenjojo District.