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At least one person is feared dead after a cement mixer truck rammed into a saloon car at Nkumba University traffic lights along the Entebbe – Kampala expressway.
According to CCTV footage making rounds online, the driver of a cement mixer truck registration number UAN 836D lost control and rammed into the barriers in the middle of the road before falling onto a Mitsubishi RVR registration number UBQ 371P on Wednesday morning.
Eyewitness said there was one occupant in the Mitsubishi who is now presumed dead.
The driver of the cement truck apparently exited the vehicle and sought medical attention at a nearby facility.
This is the second accident to occur along Entebbe road in a space of one week.
On Saturday, April 13, 2024, four people died, and two others sustained injuries as a result of a collision between two vehicles on Entebbe Road.
The victims who were all students of Buganda Royal Institute were en route to Katomi Beach for a party in Garuga when their vehicle collided with a lorry while allegedly attempting to overtake another vehicle.
The fatal accident occurred at around 3:30 pm and involved a Toyota Rumion registration number UBH 582S and a Fuso truck.
Uganda recorded a 30% increase in road fatalities registered with the police in 2023, with 4,179 lives lost, according to the 2023 Annual Traffic and Safety Report.
The report said these were an increase from 3,210 in 2022.
The figures for serious crashes increased to 12,487 in 2023 from 8,860 in 2022.
At least 23,608 road crashes were recorded in 2023 compared to 20,394 cases registered in 2022.
Source: Chimp Reports