One Dead, Two Seriously Injured in Luweero Road Crash

What the report says

One person was killed and two others were seriously injured in a road crash on the Gulu–Kampala Highway in Luweero District, according to Nile Post. The accident happened at about 11:50am on Sunday, October 18, in Nkondo Village, Nyimbwa Sub-county.

Police said the collision involved a sand-laden Sino truck, registration UBJ 314L, and a Mitsubishi Fuso box-body truck, registration UA 283 DJ, which was carrying wheat flour. The deceased was identified as Denis Ssegujja, the driver of the sand truck. Savannah Regional Police spokesperson ASP Sam Twiineamazima said preliminary findings indicate the sand truck burst four tyres, lost control and struck the oncoming flour truck.

The force of the crash pushed the Mitsubishi Fuso off the road, where it overturned in a nearby maize garden. The two occupants of that vehicle were taken to Bombo General Military Hospital for treatment. Ssegujja’s body was taken to Luweero General Hospital for a postmortem.

Police said both vehicles were towed to Bombo Police Parking Yard for inspection by the Inspectorate of Vehicles, and investigations were continuing. Road crashes remain a major safety issue on Uganda’s highways, particularly where heavy vehicles are involved, making the incident part of a wider concern about vehicle condition and highway safety.