One person has been killed and two others injured in an accident at the Namboole Flyover in Bweyogerere in Kira Municipality in Wakiso district.
According to police, the accident occurred when an Engineering Plant vehicle, a concrete mixer, registration number UBG 217X lost control and fell off the flyover this afternoon.
Eyewitnesses say two occupants of the
vehicle escaped with minor injuries and left their colleague trapped inside the
truck.
ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson,
says a team from the Police Fire and Rescue Services rushed to the scene and
pulled out the accident victim before he breathed his last. ASP Owoyesigyire speaking…….
The Traffic Police Director, Commissioner of Police–CP Bazir Mugisha cites reckless driving, over speeding, drunk driving or vehicles in dangerous mechanical condition as the major cause of accidents on Uganda roads. END
