9 people, including 2 children, die in nasty accident in Lwengo

The accident which occurred on Friday, 7 April 2023 at 4pm in Kyoko village, according to Daily Monitor, involved an Alphard vehicle from Kampala headed towards Masaka district, a trailer from Mbarara City.

Greater Masaka Regional Traffic Officer Richard Komakech, the newspaper further revealed, told journalists that the Friday accident has been attributed to speeding and driving in a wrong lane.

“Eyewitnesses say the Alphard was keeping right which we need to clarify. All the occupants in the Alphard perished,” he said.

Komakech further told journalists that the spot where the accident happened is a renowned deadly sport where about 10 people died on spot in an accident in December last year.

 “This place has been our black spot where have registered many accidents and we have made many reports. It is a slope and a long curve of almost 300metres towards the swamp. So, there’s an element of speed in this area,” Komaketch explained.

According to the Police Annual Crime Report 2022, Uganda registered a 16.9% increase in road accidents in 2022.

The report indicated that the country registered 20,394 cases of road accidents in 2022 compared to 17,443 registered the previous year.

Out of every 100 crashes, 22 people died while 61% of all accidents were as a result of reckless driving, the police said.

To curb the accidents, the police said they had resorted to enforcement of traffic laws and regulations through targeted operations, targeting motorcycle taxis and other risk factors such as speeding, and drunk driving.