Entebbe mayor involved in expressway car crash
The wreckage of Entebbe Municipality Mayor Vincent Kayanja De’ Paul's at the accident scene on Entebbe expressway on May 29, 2019. COURTESY PHOTOS
Entebbe Municipality Mayor Vincent Kayanja De’ Paul has been involved in a car accident along the Entebbe – Kampala Expressway. The accident happened on Wednesday morning.
Kayanja’s vehicle, which had four occupants, reportedly swerved off the road after a tyre burst and overturned more than three times towards Kajjansi junction along the Expressway. This is the third accident to occur on the Express way this week.
Some of the crash victims at the scene before they were rushed to hospital
The Democratic Party Vice Chairperson for Entebbe Municipality Michael Kakembo said that all the victims have been rushed to Doctors Clinic in Seguku for emergency treatment and first aid.
“The Mayor has been greatly injured and needs emergency treatment and checkup,” said Kiriwero Kasozi, one of the people who offered first aid to the victims.
The Officer in charge of Traffic at Entebbe Police Station Obadia Ssewanyana asked all road users in Entebbe to ensure that the vehicles are in good mechanical conditions before setting off for a journey.
