16 people have died after a bus knocked a stationed trailer at Adebe trading center near Kamdini along Kampala- Gulu highway on Friday morning.
Police rushed a number of casualties to Atapara Hospital for treatment,” Police Spokesman for North Kyoga Patrick Jimmy Okema said in a statement.
“It’s alleged that Bus Registration Number UAT 259P which belongs to Roblyn bus company was traveling from Kampala to Gulu ramped into a stationary trailer at around midnight of the 6th January 2023 along Kampala-Gulu highway, allegedly the trailer was loading at Adebe trading center just one kilometer to corner Kamdini check point”
“Police traffic and general duty visited the scene immediately on receiving the report and confirmed 12 people died on spot while 4 others died from the hospital meaning so far a total of 16 dead bodies and yet to be identified a number of victims rushed to Atapara Hospital, some in critical condition for treatment,” Okema added.
Over 100 people have perished in road accidents in Uganda in between Christmas festival and today, compelling citizens to implore authorities to find means of regulating road carnage.