17 injured in Kampala-Gulu road crash

SEVENTEEN people, including a four-month old toddler, were yesterday morning injured and rushed to Mulago Hospital after their vehicles collided head-on at Kawanda, on the Kampala-Gulu highway, reports Geoffrey Kamali. Eleven of them were in critical condition in the casualty ward and intensive care unit by the time The New Vision visited the hospital at about midday yesterday. The two vehicles, a Fuso truck and a commuter taxi, were said to have been racing at break-neck speed. The injured included a retired UPDF captain, Reuben Mwesigye, who was travelling in the truck. The driver was only identified as Kato, but his turnboy's identity could not be established. The Kawempe traffic chief, John Omoding, said the accident may have been a result of reckless driving. The injured passengers in the taxi were Isa Behiya, 30, Abdul Madina, 27, Maima Noa, 37, and Aisha Bahiya, all from Bombo town. The toddler was not identified. Others were Muhammad Bunjo, the taxi driver, Baker Nyombi, Harriet Ssemwezi, Simon Eboke, Muhammad, Dennis, Namugerwa Victoria, 17, and Nalwango Yudaya.