Three-vehicle crash kills 4, injures 9 others in Nakasongola

What the report says

Four people were killed and nine others injured in a three-vehicle crash on the Kampala–Gulu highway in Nakasongola District, according to The Observer. The accident happened around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, November 9, at Walusisi village in Migyera town and involved a truck, a Toyota Hiace commuter van and an Isuzu truck.

Police said the collision began after a truck with registration number CGO 0778AC 07 broke down and blocked part of the road. Savannah Regional Police spokesperson Sam Twiineamazima said the Toyota Hiace, travelling from Gulu, approached at high speed and tried to overtake the stationary vehicle, while an oncoming Isuzu truck was also trying to pass the obstruction. The commuter van then struck the rear of the broken-down truck, after which the Isuzu truck hit it as well.

The four people who died were men, and all nine injured victims were passengers in the Toyota Hiace, The Observer reported. Police took the injured to Nakasongola Health Centre IV and moved the bodies to the facility’s mortuary. The wreckage of the van was towed to Migyera police station, while the two trucks remained at the scene pending towing.

Police detained the driver of the broken-down truck as investigations continued. More broadly, the incident adds to road safety concerns on the Savannah Region highway corridor, where police have previously reported a high number of fatal crashes.