Police in Kiryandongo District have identified eleven victims who were critically injured in a road accident along the Gulu–Kampala highway.
They are Salimi Akili, Michael Omony, Lilian Akello, Teddy Agwang, Florence Ajok, Janet Awidi, Vivian Mercy Aloyo, James Kilama, Withroad Odong, Mungunuti Kennedy, and Florence Nameanja, all occupants of a Mega Executive bus.
Five other people were confirmed dead in the crash, although their identities had not yet been established by the time of filing this report.
The accident involved a Mega Executive bus registration number UBQ 350T, which was travelling from Gulu to Kampala, and a stationary Sino truck registration number UBF 576B.
The crash occurred in the wee hours of Tuesday morning at California Village in Bweyale Town Council, Kiryandongo District.
Available information indicates that the Sino truck had developed a mechanical problem and had been parked by the roadside when the bus rammed into it, killing five people on the spot.
Police quickly responded to the scene and evacuated the injured victims to Kiryandongo Hospital for treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were conveyed to the hospital mortuary.
Stephen Ojok, the Kiryandongo District Police Commander says most of the injured and those who died in the accident are businesspeople who were travelling from Gulu to Kampala.
By URN
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