The Uganda Police said that several people were found dead in a road accident that occurred on Good Friday along Masaka – Kampala road.
According to the Uganda Police Traffic Spokesperson Faridah Nampiima , a vehicle carrying several people was involved in a collision with a trailer at Kyooko, Kinoni Trading Centre, Lwengo District yesterday afternoon.
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This was also confirmed by the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) spokesperson Irene Nakasiita who said that their response team was involved in the rescue mission of the accident.
Pictures from the scene show lifeless bodies of victims in a pool of blood at the accident scene but the number of the victims could not be ascertained by the time this story was written.
The Uganda Police Firefighters and Rescue services also rushed to the blood-soaked scene to extract victims of the accident who were fighting for their life.
The number of crashes and crash fatalities on Ugandan roads remains unacceptably high, with an estimated 12,589 accidents and 4,159 people dead as reported in the Annual Traffic and Crime Report by the Uganda Police Force in 2021.
By Winnie Nansamba.
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