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Twelve people died in an accident on Sunday night at Lwaba Village, Kapyanga Sub-county, Bugiri District, along the Jinja–Malaba highway.
The incident, which occurred around 9:20 p.m., involved a taxi, registration number UBQ 772A, traveling from Kampala to Tororo, and a trailer carrying a container, registration number KBM 175S, heading from Malaba to Kampala.
Preliminary investigations suggest the accident was caused by a boda boda rider attempting to overtake the trailer.
In a bid to avoid hitting the rider, the trailer collided with the taxi, causing the container to fall on the vehicle.
Nine people died at the scene, while one more succumbed to injuries as seven others were rushed to the hospital.
Two additional fatalities, believed to be the boda boda passengers, were confirmed instantly.
The Toyota Hiace, commonly known as a “drone,” was completely crushed.
Busoga East Police spokesperson Michael Kafayo confirmed that two more bodies were recovered from beneath the container, raising the death toll to twelve.
