Former Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Professor Morris Ogenga Latigo, has sustained injuries in yet another serious Accident, this time occurring in Nakasongola district along the Kampala-Gulu highway.
The accident involved Professor Latigo’s Mercedes Benz with registration number UBG 961D and a truck registered as UBJ 070B, belonging to Victoria Sugar Limited, located in Luwero district.
Reports indicate that the accident took place on Saturday night at 23:50 pm at Lubenge swamp in Nakasongola district along the Kampala – Gulu highway.
Professor Latigo was en route to Kampala city, while the truck was also heading in the same direction but destined for the Victoria Sugar plant located in Luwero.
According to a police statement released by ASP Sam Twineamazima, the Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson, Professor Latigo, who was driving himself, collided with the stationary truck loaded with sugarcane, resulting in injuries.
The truck, which had run out of fuel, had parked on the road.
Twineamazima explained that during the accident, Professor Latigo sustained minor injuries, and he was promptly rushed to Bishop Ceaser Asili hospital for treatment.
Additionally, both vehicles involved in the accident were towed to Kakooge Police Station to clear traffic along the highway.
Police have initiated a manhunt for the truck driver, whom they hold responsible for causing the accident.
This incident marks the fifth time that Professor Latigo has survived a road accident. Previously, he survived a serious motor accident in January 2019 when his car overturned at Kalongo village on his way to Kitgum. In January 2011, he was involved in another accident on the same Gulu-Kampala Highway in Kiryandongo district, resulting in a fatality when his vehicle struck a pedal cyclist.
In October 2009, Professor Latigo survived a fatal accident along the same Kampala-Gulu Highway, although his driver and a young woman lost their lives. On January 30, 2018, the lawmaker was involved in another accident when his vehicle, registration number UAV 269K, collided with a trailer parked along Kampala Highway in Kakooge, Luwero District.
