Six people have been confirmed dead, and three others sustained injuries in a road crash that occurred today at Kakiika along Ntungamo-Rukungiri Road in Ntungamo District.
The crash which happened at around 6:30AM involved motor vehicles UBN 337H, a Toyota Hiace, and UAP 385U, an Isuzu bus belonging to Kasaaba Bus Company.
According to the initial report, motor vehicle UBN 337H, which was coming from Rukungiri to Ntungamo, got a tyre puncture and parked on the right-hand side of the road, leaving part of the vehicle on the tarmac while attempting to fix the tyre, with full lights on.
Unfortunately, the bus, which was coming from Kampala and heading to Rukungiri, veered off the road and collided head-on with the parked omnibus, instantly killing six people, including the driver, the turn man, and a police officer attached to Nsangi Police Station, and injuring three others.
According to the PRO Traffic & Road Safety, SP Kananura Michael, the traffic police responded to the scene immediately and transported the victims to Devine Health & Ntungamo Specialist Medical Centres for medical attention.
The bodies, according to Kananura, have been conveyed to Rwashameire Health Centre IV for post-mortem examination, while the motor vehicles have been towed to Ntungamo Central Police as inquiries commence.