Uganda Police Force have blamed the driver of the Jaguar bus which was involved in a fatal crash along Masaka-Kampala highway in which eight people perished.
“The driver of the Jaguar bus while traveling from Kampala to Kigali attempted to overtake an unidentified vehicle by drifting into the opposite lane, colliding with the oncoming Isuzu Elf,” said Traffic Police spokesperson SP Michael Kananura.
“The bus rolled multiple times, claiming the lives of 8 passengers and injuring 20 others,” he added.
The crash occurred on Sunday morning at approximately 3:30am at Kabaale-Bugonzi along Masaka-Kampala Highway involving motor vehicles UBP 964T Isuzu Bus belonging to Jaguar and UAV 988N Isuzu Elf.
Eyewitnesses said first responders struggled to extract human flesh from the mangled bus.
Kananura said a “prompt response from territorial police ensured victims received medical attention at Masaka Referral Hospital, while the deceased were conveyed to the hospital’s mortuary.”
He said both vehicles have been towed to Lukaya Police Station for further investigation.
In 2023, a Jaguar bus accident claimed three lives at Kajumiro Maddu-Ssembabule Road, Gomba District.
Kananura urged all road users to “exercise extreme caution and adhere to traffic regulations, especially when overtaking, to prevent such tragic crashes.”
There were 24,728 casualties from road crashes in 2023 in Uganda compared to 21,473 in 2022, giving a 15 per cent increase in the number of casualties.
