Six Perish in Ntungamo-Rukungiri Road Crash
Six people have been registered dead while other three sustained serious injuries in a car crash along the Ntungamo-Rukungiri road.
The accident occured at around 6 : 10 am this morning and involved in motor vehicles UBN 337H a Toyota Hiace and UAP 385U an Isuzu bus belonging to Kasaaba Bus Company.
According to the initial report from the CLO Traffic and road safety of Ntunga mo distric Supretendant of Police Micheal Kananura, motor vehicle UBN 337H which was coming from Rukungiri to Ntungamo got a puncture and parked on the right hand side of the road , leaving part of the vehicle on the tarmac while trying to fix the tyre with the full lights on. Unfortunately the bus which was coming from Kampala heading to Rukungiri, veered off the road and collided head-on with the parked omnibus instantly killed six people including the driver, turn man and the police officer attached to Nsangi police station and injuring three others.
The traffic police responded to the scene immediately and transported the victims to Devine Health and Ntungamo specialist medical centers for medical attention.
The bodies have been conveyed to Rwashamire Health Centre IV for post mortem examination while the motor vehicles have been towed to Ntungamo Central Police station as inquiries commence.
