Three people died on the spot and eight others sustained severe injuries after a lorry collided head-on with a passenger taxi along the Kampala-Gulu Highway late Friday night.
The deceased who passed on in the accident that occurred at about 11:30 PM at Nkondo Village in Kalule, Nyimbwa Sub-county in Luwero District are fans of Red Devo FC, a Northern Regional League side from Amolatar District who were returning home after watching their team suffer a 4-0 defeat to Express FC in the Stanbic Uganda Cup Round of 16 at Ham Stadium Nakivubo, in Kampala City.
According to Savannah Regional Police spokesperson Sam Twiineamazima, the Tata lorry registration UBG 873K, which was transporting poles from Luwero District towards Kampala, attempted to overtake a line of vehicles.
“The manoeuvre resulted in a head-on collision with an oncoming Toyota Hiace minibus, registration UBR 333S” he said.
Twiineamazima noted that the injured passengers who were also in the minibus were rushed to Mulago National Referral Hospital and Luwero Hospital for treatment.
The bodies of the deceased were transferred to Luwero Hospital mortuary for post-mortem examination and police investigations into the crash are ongoing.
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