One person has died and three others were seriously injured following a motor accident in Kirembe Cell along the Kasese-Bwera road in Kasese district.
The accident that happened on Wednesday evening when a yet to be identified driver of a Wish car registration number UBR 686B heading to Bwera collided with an incoming TATA truck registration number UAM 552L as he attempted to dodge a stationary Sino truck registration number UBK 526X.
The Rwenzori East, acting Police spokesperson, SP. Mbusa Luke attributes the accident to reckless and over speeding on the road. He adds that they have launched investigations to establish more details and apprehend the drivers of both vehicles who are on a ran.
However, the Vice Chairperson LC One for Kirembe cell in Kasese Municipality, Aganatiya Bwambale is asking Uganda National Road Authority-UNRA to put humps on the road between Kirembe and Kikorongo arguing that there is also of overspending.
Elias Mumbere, an eye witness said there is need for law enforcers to regulate trucks that often break down and are left along the road.
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