Five die in Mukono accident

FIVE people died and 10 were seriously injured when their taxi collided with a double-cabin truck at Namawojjolo trading centre on the Kampala-Jinja highway on Tuesday.

By Joel Ogwang

FIVE people died and 10 were seriously injured when their taxi collided with a double-cabin truck at Namawojjolo trading centre on the Kampala-Jinja highway on Tuesday.

James Wakhooli, the district traffic chief, identified the dead as Hosea Ntale, his mother Aida Tebagwawo and four-year-old Buyadi Kagoya.
Two others were not identified.

Wakhooli said the dead were travelling on a Lugazi-bound taxi No. UAB 880K that collided with pick-up truck No. UAA 947Y. The two unidentified drivers, who were seriously injured, escaped.
Wakholli said the dead were taken to Kawolo Hospital mortuary.