Eight people are reported to have lost their lives and several others left injured in an accident involving a lorry and a bus belonging to Kasaba Bus Company that occurred at Lwengo, along the Masaka – Mbarara highway on Easter Monday.
According to a post by Road safety advocate Joseph Beyanga alias Joe Walker, the bus was en route to Kampala from Rukungiri district at the time of the crash.
“SAD DAY ON THE ROADS AGAIN‼ 8 people reported dead and 33 others hospitalised following a traffic crash at Lwego along Masaka Mbarara highway involving a box body and a bus UAL 492H belonging to Kasaba bus company” Joe Walker posted on his X page.
According to a first responder at the scene, a number of the injured passengers were admitted at Lyatonde General Hospital for treatment.
During the recent release of the 2025 Police report, the AIGP Traffic & Road Safety, AIGP Niwabiine Lawrence revealed an increase of 3.7 percent in recorded traffic crashes with a total 26,044 road traffic crashes reported last year compared to 25,107 crashes recorded in 2024.
“Fatal crashes also increased from 4,434 in 2024 to 4,602 in 2025, while serious and minor crashes increased by 3.3 percent and 4.5 percent, respectively” he said.
AIGP Niwabiine noted that although road crashes continue to increase, the trend over the past five years indicates that the rate of increase gradually slowed.
By the time of this publication, the police was yet to issue a statement on the deadly road crash.
