43 killed in city accidents
Jun 11, 2007
A TOTAL of 43 people died in 39 accidents in the city last month, the Police said yesterday.
By Herbert Ssempogo
A TOTAL of 43 people died in 39 accidents in the city last month, the Police said yesterday.
Of these, 22 were pedestrians, seven were passengers, eight were motorcyclists, three were pedal cyclists and another three were drivers.
The Kampala Extra Police spokesman, Simeo Nsubuga, told journalists at the Central Police Station that 347 people sustained serious injuries.
Out of the 813 accidents recorded, 476 were slight, while 298 were serious, he added.
In a related development, six people were killed in city accidents last week.
They included two pedal cyclists, a passenger, two drivers, a pedestrian and a motorcyclist.
Nsubuga attributed the accidents to driving under the influence of alcohol and ignorance of traffic regulations.
A TOTAL of 43 people died in 39 accidents in the city last month, the Police said yesterday.
Of these, 22 were pedestrians, seven were passengers, eight were motorcyclists, three were pedal cyclists and another three were drivers.
The Kampala Extra Police spokesman, Simeo Nsubuga, told journalists at the Central Police Station that 347 people sustained serious injuries.
Out of the 813 accidents recorded, 476 were slight, while 298 were serious, he added.
In a related development, six people were killed in city accidents last week.
They included two pedal cyclists, a passenger, two drivers, a pedestrian and a motorcyclist.
Nsubuga attributed the accidents to driving under the influence of alcohol and ignorance of traffic regulations.