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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two individuals were killed, and another injured critically in an accident along the Tororo-Mbale highway on Tuesday evening. The dead have been identified as 40-year-old Margret Adeke from Ginnery village in Molo Sub County, Tororo district, and her 5-year-old granddaughter, Zipola Achengi while the …

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have died while five others were injured after a truck rammed into three houses in Nyamirama sub-county, Kanungu District. The accident happened at around 11:30 pm on Wednesday at Kanibaizo trading center along the Rukungiri-Kihihi road.  The truck belongs to the China …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been killed in a road crash in Kabale District. The crash which occurred on Thursday at 11:30 pm at Butare village along Katuna-Kabale-Mbarara Highway involved a Simba Bus and a Mercedes Benz. According to eyewitnesses, the bus registration number KCG 888F was …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A truck has plunged into River Nile at Karuma Bridge.  According to police, the driver of the truck hit the bridge rails before it veered into the river through the western side of the bridge in Nwoya District. The occupants and truck were swept …

Maracha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A senior four student at Maracha High Secondary School in Maracha District was on Saturday knocked dead at Nyoro trading center along the Arua-Koboko-Oraba Highway. Samuel Adriko was knocked by a speeding motor vehicle registration number UBK 049L on Saturday, near Nyoro primary school in …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people have been killed in a road crash and scores injured in Migyera town council along the Kampala – Gulu Highway. The crash that happened at 5:30 am involved a bus belonging to California bus company registration number UBB 538K and a truck number …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana has ordered Uganda Funeral Services-UFS to compensate a man with more than 261 million Shillings. In 2022, Hirani Kanji filed a case after he was knocked by a vehicle registration number UAY 513Y belonging to UFS. Kanji …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two street children were knocked dead at the Acacia-Kayunga road junction in Kampala. The vehicle, a black Mercedes-Benz with registration number UBL 189R, was being driven by Faziru Kimera a resident of Buwate, Kira Municipality, in Wakiso district. The incident, according to Deputy Kampala …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A tragic accident involving four vehicles in Nakasongola has left six people severely injured. The incident took place on Saturday evening around 5:00 pm at Namayonjo village in Nakasongola District along the Kampala-Gulu Highway. According to Sam Twineamazima, the Acting Savannah Regional Police spokesperson, …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forty-two students from Nabilatuk district were involved in a motor accident in Gweri Sub County, Soroti District, on Wednesday evening. The students were returning from different schools in Nabilatuk district in the Karamoja sub-region when the Fuso lorry they were traveling in overturned at …