PARLIAMENT | MPs | ACCIDENT

A section of Members of Parliament from Acholi region has asked the Government to support the family members of those who died and sustained injuries in the recent road crash on the Gulu-Kamdini highway.

Gilbert Olanya (Kilak South), Betty Aol Ocan (Gulu City Woman) and Sharon Balmoi Laker (Gulu District Woman) made the call today at the Northern Uganda Media Club in Gulu City.

Olanya said most of the relatives of the victims come from poor backgrounds.

Ocan wants the Government to procure ambulances that would be stationed in all the major towns of Uganda as they would save lives in case of a road crash. (All Photos by Claude Omona)

Ocan wants the Government to procure ambulances that would be stationed in all the major towns of Uganda as they would save lives in case of a road crash. (All Photos by Claude Omona)

He, therefore, appealed to the government, through the Office of the Prime Minister to support the family members who are struggling with burial expenses.

Ocan wants the Government to procure ambulances that would be stationed in all the major towns of Uganda as they would save lives in case of a road crash.

“I was told that most of the victims died because there was no ambulance to take them to the hospital. Let the Government secure ambulances that would be on standby to help road crash victims,” she said.

Balmoi encouraged travellers to report reckless drivers to the authorities.

On January 6, 2023, a Roblyn bus registration number UAZ 381A rammed into a stationary trailer at Adebe Trading Centre at midnight and over 16 passengers died and over 25 are still nursing injuries.

Most of the dead and injured were from Kitgum, Lamwo, Pader and Gulu city.

Kamdini road crash: MPs appeal for govt support

Most of the dead and injured were from Kitgum, Lamwo, Pader and Gulu city.

Olanya said most of the relatives of the victims come from poor backgrounds. (Credit: Claude Omona)

Claude Omona

Journalist @New Vision