Six bodies of one family that perished in Masaka highway accident were last night brought home for burial amid agony, wails and prayers.
The burial will take place in Bunyarigi, Bushenyi district on Monday afternoon.
The accident which claimed lives of the six including children happened in the wee hours of Saturday.
The traffic police at Masaka Central Police Station registered a fatal accident involving motor vehicle reg no UBH 902U (fuso fighter) which was traveling from Masaka side heading to Kampala and motor vehicle reg no UBE 756C (Toyota wish) where all occupants died on spot.
The accident happened at Kyarushowe swamp along the Masaka- Kampala highway.
Police said the cause of the accident had been attributed to the driver of the Toyota wish who left his lane and moved to the lane of the fuso causing a head on collision killing five people who were occupants in the Toyota Wish.
The occupants were identified as NO. 65577 PC Bwesigye Cleopus, a police officer attached to crime Intelligence department of Katwe Police station in Kampala, together with his family members, identified as Nyagoma silomena aged 3 years, Nyakato Falestine aged 3 years, Kiiza Darliton aged 1 year, Kemigisha Maria Gorreti, a female adult and Twesigye chripus aged 31.
