Lwakhakha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A road crash in Lwakhakha just across the border has claimed the lives of 21 people and left many more in critical condition. Majority are said to be Ugandans. Patrict Kitau, the District police commander Bungoma District in Kenya, says that the crash occurred around …
Read More »UPDATE: 18 dead, 21 in hospital hit by blood shortage
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 21 victims of the Roblyn bus accident which occurred at Adebe cell in Kamdini Town Council early today have been admitted at St. John the XXIII Hospital Aber. Initially, 26 survivors including a four-year-old whose mother perished in the accident had been admitted to …
Read More »PADER: One dead, 15 injured in bus accident
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person has died and fifteen others were injured in an accident along the Pader-Agago road. The accident involved a bus registration number UAQ 080T belonging to Real Coach Bus Company that occurred on Thursday in Amor village, Luna Parish, Pader town council. David Ongom …
Read More »KAMDINI ACCIDENT: 17 confirmed dead on Gulu-Kla road
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 17 people have been killed in an accident at Kamdini in Oyam District. The bus registration number UAT 259P traveling from Kampala to Kitgum through Gulu rammed into a trailer registration number UAZ 381A at around midnight at Adebe Cell, Western Ward in Kamdini Town council …
Read More »KAMDINI ACCIDENT: 15 feared dead on Gulu-Kla road
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 15 people are feared dead in an accident after a Roblyn Bus headed for Kitgum hit a parked trailer at Kamdini on the Gulu-Kampala highway just after midnight last night. DETAILS TO FOLLOW BREAKING.15 People have been confirmed dead from a nasty …
Read More »36 South Sudanese nationals injured in Amuru accident
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 36 South Sudanese nationals are nursing severe injuries sustained from an accident that occurred in Amuru last evening. The victims sustained critical injuries when the Tipper lorry vehicle registration number UAV 919H, in which they were travelling overturned in Atiak town council …
Read More »How to secure crowds and venues against disasters
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | Police reports indicate that at least 10 people died at Freedom City Mall in Kampala after a stampede as the world ushered in New Year. Investigations are underway, but all reports inidcate a failure by organizers to manage the crowds. Unfortunately, as I have mentioned …
Read More »FREEDOM CITY STAMPEDE: Police arrest Abitex boss
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have named victims of a stampede that left 10 people dead at the Freedom City mall, along the Kampala-Entebbe road on January 1, 2023. The deceased were part of a crowd that converged to usher in the New Year. Preliminary police findings …
Read More »Nine dead, 12 injured in Lwengo road crash
Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine people have been confirmed dead following a fatal motor accident that occurred along the Masaka-Mbarara highway on Wednesday night. The accident involved a trailer truck registration RAF 168S/RL 1426, and passenger taxi registration number UBJ 084N, which occurred at the Kagganda junction in …
Read More »Sub county chief knocked dead in hit and run accident
Ngora, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Ngora district are looking for a driver who knocked dead the Sub County Chief of Kapir, John Stephen Olemunyang. He was knocked by a speeding car along Soroti- Mbale road on Saturday night when he was riding back home from Mukura trading center …
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