At least Six people have lost their lives and 11 others injured in an accident involving two motor vehicles that occurred on Tuesday 06, December 2022 at around Nile village near Nile breweries along the Jinja-Kampala highway.
“The motor vehicles involved in an accident included Mitsubish Fuso truck UBB 895H and Toyota Hiace UBL 838U.The deceased persons who were passengers of the Toyota Hiace are yet to be identified while some of the injured are include Elvis Mandu, 26, Ms Merab Adong of 20 years old another one only identified as Kato. The other injured persons are to be identified as they are unable to speak due to several injuries,” Ms Hellen Butoto the spokesperson of police Ssezibwa region said in a statement.
It is alleged that the Fuso truck which was being driven by unknown driver from Kayunga side heading towards Njeru lost control of the vehicle at Nile village and rammed into the taxi which was coming from Kampala side heading towards Mbale.
Police also added that “The injured persons have been rushed to Jinja hospital and Nile international hospital respectively for the treatment while the six bodies of the deceased have all been conveyed to Jinja Hospital mortuary pending on a postmortem examination.”
Both motor vehicles are parked at Njeru police station yard pending inspection by IOV and inquiries are ongoing.
