Tag Archives: Truck

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have confirmed that a turn boy of a fuel tanker that exploded in Kyanamira sub county, Kabale district along Mbarara-Kabale highway on Saturday was burnt to ashes. The Nissan semi trailer fuel tanker registration number UAQ 912N/ SSD 351Y rolled down at Kyanamira …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN |  A truck has failed to brake at the Namboole interchange along the Kampala-Jinja road Thursday and rammed into 13 vehicles and two boda bodas, killing two people instantly. Police confirmed the incident, and said investigations into the cause of the crash have kicked …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A seven-day hunt for a fuel truck that was hijacked at gunpoint at Magamaga in Mayuge district has ended after it was recovered by the Flying Squad Unit (FSU) and the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement team. Unknown armed thugs waylaid the truck on …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Four students were killed and 18 others injured after a truck plowed into a school computer laboratory in the central Uganda district of Gomba, the police said Wednesday. The accident happened at Kasaka Senior Secondary School Tuesday evening, said the police in a statement issued …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Using the modern Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTS), the Uganda Revenue Authority’s security team on Friday rescued a fuel truck that had been hijacked by robbers. According to a statement from URA, their Mbale enforcement team foiled the robbery of the fuel truck that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least two people were killed on the spot and 20 others injured critically following a head-on collision involving a bus belonging to Baby Coach company and a truck in Luwero district along Kampala-Gulu highway. The accident occurred at around 3:50am on Monday in Lukomera village, …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person died and four others were injured after a fuel truck caught fire in Mbale District. The accident occurred at mile 6 along Mbale- Tororo Road on Friday afternoon. According to eyewitnesses, a Boda Boda rider who was from Stabex Fuel Station entered …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Juma Igulu, a resident of Bugweri district is in trouble for alleged theft of a tipper truck. He is locked up at Busia Central Police Station for allegedly stealing truck registration number UAU 038F, belonging to Laban Wandera, the Dabani sub county LC V councilor. …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF truck has knocked dead a mother and her 9 months old baby in Mbale city. The accident occurred at Sleeping baby junction in Mbale city on Thursday morning when a UPDF truck registration number BO3BF099 attached to 3rd Division rolled …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Hoima city has impounded a suspected stolen vehicle. Police impounded the Box-Body truck registration number UEB 530Z at around 7am on Monday along the Hoima-Butiaba road in East division, Hoima city. One suspect Shafik Murungi 28, the driver was arrested and is …