Two killed, six injured as taxi rams into truck along Kampala-Jinja highway
Two people were left dead and six others injured on Wednesday evening after a speeding taxi rammed into a truck along the Kampala-Jinja highway.
According to the Traffic Police spokesperson, Faridah Nampiima, the accident occurred at around9pm at Kitigoma village in Buikwe district along the Kampala-Jinja highway when a taxi registration number UBH 683E rammed into a Tata truck registration number UAT 279J .
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“It's alleged that the taxi driven by an unknown driver lost control and rammed into the truck from behind as both vehicles were heading towards Jinja from Kampala side,”Nampiima said.
According to the traffic police spokesperson, two passengers in the taxi died shortly after being rushed to hospital.
“Six passengers who are yet to be identified were severely injured and were rushed to Jinja hospital for treatment,”Nampiima said.
The developments come on the backdrop of a traffic police report that indicated that at least 58 people were killed in accidents during the Christmas period in various parts of the country.
According to police, reckless driving is the biggest cause of traffic accidents on Ugandan roads.
“We want to urge drivers especially during this season when people are returning from villages to be cautious on the road and drive carefully,”Nampiima said.
