Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The traffic police have cited the Covid-19 lockdown and distractions like speaking on phones as major causes of the rampant road crashes. Traffic police spokesperson Faridah Nampiima, said their investigations into the recent tyre bursts have established that the bursting tyres are mostly on those vehicles …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | If the latest daily road crashes remain constant, 2022 is likely to be the most brutal year on Ugandan roads. Unlike the previous years where daily deaths in roads crashes have been 10 people, the last three months have seen a spike in road fatalities …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The traffic records for the last five weeks show 435 people were killed in various road crashes across the country. The figures also indicate that 1,300 people were left nursing serious injuries. Assistant Superintendent of Police-ASP Faridah Nampiima, who is the traffic police spokesperson, said …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 84 people were killed and another 339 injured in various road crashes during the Martyrs’ week. According to information from the Traffic Police Directorate compiled between May 29th and June 4, 2022, at least 423 people were involved in road crashes nationwide. Kampala …
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Ugandan citizens die on roads between 6pm and 8pm more than any other time Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sonia Kyoshaba was an active university student of Hotel Management who took a boda boda intending to reach her hostel in time to beat an assignment deadline, when a reckless driver …
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