KAMPALA, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five mourners have been confirmed dead following a road crash that also left 35 others injured, authorities have said.
The tragedy occurred after the truck they were travelling on broke down at Bugombwa Hill, along the Bundibugyo-Nyahuka Road in Bundibugyo District on Saturday.
“It had a mechanical problem and went off the road. The driver, only identified as Aramathan, is on the run and we are looking for him,” Bundibugyo District officer in charge of traffic Salim Ajeti Musa said.
The ill-fated Isuzu Canter vehicle was ferrying mourners from the burial of their relative in Nyahuka Town Council, and were on their way back to Ntotoro Sub-county in Bundibugyo District.
Most of the injured are in critical condition and have been admitted to different hospitals within and outside the district, according to authorities.
Ajeti said “although preliminary investigations point to a mechanical fault as the cause of the road crash, further investigations are underway.”
Between Friday and Saturday, Ugandan authorities reported a combined 8 fatalities from crashes on roads in Hoima City (1), Ntungamo District (1), Kabale District (1) and Bundibugyo District (5). — NNN-AGENCIES