By Editorial,
The Kampala Capital City Authority traffic report for 2022 has revealed that Northern Bypass roundabouts and junctions are the most deadly to road users.
The statistics launched yesterday show Kalerwe and Sentema roundabouts are spots where pedestrians and motorcyclists are mostly crushed to death.
In 2022, Kalerwe roundabout whose crashes are mostly recorded at Kyebando police post showed 68 pedestrians, motorcyclists, and cyclists crashed to death. This was a tremendous increase in road deaths at the Kalerwe roundabout stretch compared to 13 people who died in 2021.
Statistics collected from police posts, and police stations as well as from hospitals Mulago and Naguru China-Uganda Friendship Hospital show 425 people died in Kampala crashes; an increase compared to 419 who perished in 2021. END