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Nine killed in road accident in central Uganda

Xinhua, January 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

At least nine people were killed on Sunday in a road accident in the central Ugandan district of Luwero.

Lameck Kigozi, the Savannah regional police spokesperson, told Xinhua by telephone that the nine people were killed along Kampala- Gulu highway following a head-on collision between a Toyota land cruiser and a commuter minus bus.

"Nine people were killed on spot. The bodies have been taken to Kasana hospital in Luwero. We appeal to the relatives of the deceased to come and identify the bodies," said Kigozi, who attributed the accident to reckless driving and over speeding.

"We have launched investigations. We believe the accident was caused as a result of reckless driving and over speeding," said Kigozi.

Meanwhile, an unspecified number of people were on Saturday critically injured when a bus they were travelling in overturned in the western Ugandan district of Kasese.

The accident happened at Kandahi village near Hima town along the Fort Portal - Kasese Highway.Some 2,937 people were killed in Uganda's road accidents in 2013, according to Uganda Police Annual Road Safety Report. Endi