Two people have been confirmed dead following a road accident that occurred at Nabweyo village Budaka town council, Budaka district on Tirinyi-Mbale road last night.
The accident involved a motorcycle registration number UFD 640D and a taxi registration number UBK 719N coming from Kampala heading to Mbale district in eastern Uganda, Graciano Nkurunziza, the District Police Commander has Budaka said.
Police identified the deceased as Humaru Gwako 31, a resident of Kataba village, Lyama sub-county, a bodaboda cyclist, and Petua Kayanga 40, a businesswoman dealing in second-hand clothes.
‘At the moment we are still gathering information leading to the accident and later we will be able to issue a comprehensive report after inspection of the vehicle’’ Nkurunziza said.
Namusoba Kasifa 23, another passenger sustained a fracture and was rushed to Mbale regional hospital in critical condition.
The bodies are currently at Budaka health centre mortuary awaiting postmortem before being handed to the relatives for burial.
