MPs on the Government Assurance and Implementation committee have tasked Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) to explain the death of three Ugandans knocked by a train over the weekend.’
They were later identified as Caroline Aturinda, a lawyer, Norbert Tizikara,32, an Architect with the Uganda Police Construction Unit and the proprietor of Redion Designs and a one Anne (a lady).
The trio died after the car they were travelling in was hit by a train at the Level Crossing (railway) in Nakawa Division, Kampala Sunday morning.
The MPs fault the corporation for failing to have crossing-keepers and no warnings as one crosses the rail.
According the chairperson of the committee Hon Joseph Ssewungu, in the early days locals knew the time a train would pass in an area, a worker was on ground keeping the level crossing area and a physical barrier also existed separating the road and the rail.
In a video captured by a CCTV which went viral in social media shows a Mercedes Benz ML Reg. No. UBJ 053N being hit by a locomotive at 3:30am.
According to John Linonn Sengendo the Uganda Railways Corporation Communications Spokesperson, the accident occurred at 3.30am when their locomotive was returning from Namanve after delivering goods to clients.