Five people have died on spot and seven others seriously injured in a fatal crash at Kabuusu round about in Rubaga Division, police say.
The accident which occurred on Thursday morning at around 8am, involved five motorcycles and one motor vehicle, according ASP Faridah Nampiima the spokesperson of Uganda Traffic Police.
“The motor vehicle involved is Reg no UBH 321T Isuzu Elf that was being driven by a one Ssembatya Gerald, while the five motorcycles involved were all bajaj boxers, UFN 226F, UET 422T, UEZ 579U, UFH 520P, UEX 504C and a bicycle (sport bike),” Nampiima says.
The deceased have been identified as Nansubuga Florence, a passenger on bike, Ssemfuma, Ssemata Gerald, Semei Ndondo all riders and one person that was also ridding yet to be identified.
The five people who died include four Males, one female while seven of the injured five are Males and two females.
The bodies of the deceased were conveyed to KCCA mortuary for postmortem examination, while the injured victims rushed to Mulago Referral Hospital, for treatment.
Nampiima says the cause of the accident has been attributed to the Isuzu ELF truck which lost control while coming from Rubaga road and rammed and knocked five motorcycles and bicycle that were entering Kabusu roundabout.
This is yet another fatal accident in a space of less than a week. On Saturday, Pius Kamugisha, the Co-Director of Galaxy FM, died in a motor accident at Nakigala along the Entebbe Kampala Express highway.
Police said the accident involved motor vehicle registration number UG 0382D (Toyota Hilux) that was being driven by Lt Col Byaruhabga Ephraim I.O 1st Div Kakiri and motor vehicle registration number UBK 320P Benz black driven by Kamugisha Pius.
Both drivers were from Entebbe side heading to Busega side via Entebbe-Kampala Expressway and towards Nakigalala at Kilometer 10, the driver of UBK 320P who was speeding decided to overtake MV UG which was driving in the outer lane at a short distance.
In the process, he knocked MV UG 0382D on rear light on the driver’s side, continued by scratching the driver’s door and then hit off the side mirror.
Kamugisha, the deceased lost control and knocked the middle concrete barrier, the vehicle crossed back to the outer lane, rolled to the trench then overturned several times up to the resting position approximately 600m from the point of impact.