APA – Kigali (Rwanda)- Two Rwandans were confirmed dead while 24 were injured in a Jaguar bus accident in Uganda, Commissioner of Police John Bosco Kabera, the spokesperson of the Rwanda National Police confirmed to local media Monday in Kigali.
The incident occurred on the Kajumiro Maddu-Ssembabule road in Gomba District.
The pro-government daily, The New Times reported that the two Rwandans who passed away are Justine Nyinawumuntu, 29, a resident of Kasanda, Mubende and13-year-old Gloria Kansime .
“The mother of the deceased teenager is among 24 Rwandans who sustained injuries – three of them serious. Amongst the injured, eight were admitted in Mengo Hospital while 16 are at Mulago hospital,” Kabera said.
The crash involved a Jaguar bus, registration number UBF 736G Isuzu, en route from Rwanda to Uganda on Sunday, August 13 at around 05:12am.
Kabera said that injured Rwandans and relatives of the deceased are being looked after through Rwanda’s Embassy in Kampala.
According to Police Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety spokesperson Henry Kananura, the bus driver-who also perished- is reported to have lost control, which caused the bus to turn over while travelling through Kajumiro.
Kananura said the bodies of the deceased have been transferred to Gomba Hospital for autopsy.
The bus was also towed to Kanoni Police Station for inspection.
The accident comes on the heels of a series of deadly road accidents involving regional transportation companies.
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