KAARO KAUNGI | KIRYANDONGO – Police have kicked off a search for two people who were occupants of a speeding fuel tanker that plunged into River Nile at Karuma bridge in Kiryandongo district.
Police have kicked off a search for two people who were occupants of a speeding fuel tanker that plunged into River Nile at Karuma bridge in Kiryandongo district.
The incident, according to the Aswa regional Police spokesperson, Patrick Jimmy Okema occurred earlier on Saturday when the fuel tanker registration number UAS 337M which was coming from Gulu failed to brake and lost control, ramming into the bridge.
“The speeding vehicle didn’t stop at our checkpoint located at the road to Arua and Kamdin. It continued before it rammed into the guardrails at the bridge before plunging into the water with two occupants who can’t be seen or traced. The fuel tanker belongs to one Charles Busuulwa,” Okema said.
The Aswa police mouthpiece noted that highway patrol teams from Nwoya district have been deployed at the scene to help guide traffic flow.
