Uganda Police has confirmed that 20 people have been pronounced dead in a fatal accident involving Link Bus which occurred on Wednesday morning in Fort Portal.
The traffic police publicist Faridah Nampiima told this website that 20 people including passengers, driver and bus conductor have been confirmed dead of which 7 are children.
Gruesome pictures show dead bodies hanging in the bus wreckage.
“So far 20 people have been confirmed dead, out of whom thirteen are adults while 7 are juveniles. Out of the twenty, 11 are male and nine are female. Their particulars will be availed in due course,” he said.
Earlier she had said that Police in Kyenjojo responded to a fatal accident which occurred this morning at around 10.30am, involving a link bus reg No UBA 003S that was traveling to Kampala from Fort Portal.
It happened 2kms from Fort Portal city at a place called Sebitoli.
The cause of the accident remains unknown.
Story is being updated.
