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Five people perish in Kikuube road crash
Available information indicates that the taxi that was loaded with passengers from Kampala heading towards Kabaale sub-county collided head-on with an oncoming tractor that was heading towards the Kizirafumbi side, killing five people on the spot.
Five people perish in Kikuube road crash
By: Ambrose Niwagaba Katoto, Journalist @New Vision
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Five people have been confirmed dead in a road crash in Kikuube District. The road crash occurred on Wednesday night at around 9:00 pm at Kisambu cell, Kikuube Town Council, along the Kizirafumbi- Kabaale road.
According to police, the accident involved a taxi with registration number UA535BL and a tractor whose registration number is yet to be identified.
Available information indicates that the taxi, which was loaded with passengers from Kampala heading towards Kabaale sub-county, collided head-on with an oncoming tractor that was heading towards the Kizirafumbi side, killing five people on the spot.
The deceased persons, whose particulars are yet to be established, were all occupants of the taxi, including the driver.
They include four male adults and one female adult. Their bodies were picked up by the police, who conveyed them to the Kikuube Health Centre IV Mortuary pending postmortem examinations.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson, said preliminary investigations pointed to reckless driving by the tractor driver as the cause of the accident.
Hakiza said the tractor driver fled the scene with the tractor after the accident, adding that the hunt for the driver was ongoing while the wreckage of the taxi was towed to Kikuube police station.
The crash comes in the wake of another fatal accident in which two people died on the spot, and 10 others sustained injuries when a Fuso truck carrying market vendors overturned in Nakasongola District on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson, said preliminary investigations pointed to reckless driving by the tractor driver as the cause of the accident.
Hakiza said the tractor driver fled the scene with the tractor after the accident, adding that the hunt for the driver was ongoing while the wreckage of the taxi was towed to Kikuube police station.
The crash comes in the wake of another fatal accident in which two people died on the spot, and 10 others sustained injuries when a Fuso truck carrying market vendors overturned in Nakasongola District on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
The crash occurred on Wednesday at about 12:30 pm along the Lwabyata–Lwampanga (Zengebe) road in Lwakataba village.
Earlier on August 5, two people died, and several others were left nursing critical injuries after a commuter taxi crashed at Kakira Junction along the Jinja-Iganga Highway.
On the night of August 3, 2026, another 14 people were killed in a road crash at Lwera swamp in Kalungu district along the Kampala-Masaka Highway.
The crash, which occurred at around 11:00 pm at Kamunga trading centre, involved a Toyota Hiace taxi, registration number UA 662AQ, and a Sino truck, registration number UBS 040F, which was transporting sand.
While releasing the 2025 annual traffic statistics in April this year, Traffic and Safety Directorate director at the Uganda Police Force, Lawrence Niwabiine, said a total of 26,044 road traffic crashes were reported in 2025, an increase from the 25,107 crashes recorded in 2024, representing an increase of 3.7%.
Niwabiine said that of the 26,044 crashes, 4,602 were fatal, meaning that one or more lives were lost, while 13,563 were serious and 7,879 were minor.
Earlier on August 5, two people died, and several others were left nursing critical injuries after a commuter taxi crashed at Kakira Junction along the Jinja-Iganga Highway.
On the night of August 3, 2026, another 14 people were killed in a road crash at Lwera swamp in Kalungu district along the Kampala-Masaka Highway.
The crash, which occurred at around 11:00 pm at Kamunga trading centre, involved a Toyota Hiace taxi, registration number UA 662AQ, and a Sino truck, registration number UBS 040F, which was transporting sand.
While releasing the 2025 annual traffic statistics in April this year, Traffic and Safety Directorate director at the Uganda Police Force, Lawrence Niwabiine, said a total of 26,044 road traffic crashes were reported in 2025, an increase from the 25,107 crashes recorded in 2024, representing an increase of 3.7%.
Niwabiine said that of the 26,044 crashes, 4,602 were fatal, meaning that one or more lives were lost, while 13,563 were serious and 7,879 were minor.