Two people have been confirmed dead while 13 sustained serious injuries when a semi-trailer lorry collided with a Rwanda bound bus at Kyonyo trading center about 3Km from the Katuna border town.
IP Andrew Muyambi, the area Officer in Charge of Traffic says the accident happened at around 4am on Saturday.
Mr Muyambi identified the deceased as Michael Mwaka 49 from Acholi and Anthony Kalakwa 33 from Ibanda all drivers of the bus and the semi trailer respectively.
The accident involved a Trinity Bus registration number UAX 486X that was heading to Kigali in Rwanda, which had a head-on collision with a Burundian Fuso Lorry registration number BUD 7720A, that was coming from the opposite direction.
He said that the preliminary cause of the accident was reckless driving by the semi-trailer lorry that kept driving on the right side instead of the left as per the traffic regulations of Uganda.
“I appeal to all drivers crossing into Uganda to be reminded of driving on the left hand side unlike in Rwanda where they drive on the right side. Please change the side of driving immediately after entering Uganda,” Mr Muyambi said.
He explained that 12 passengers that were seriously injured were travelling in the bus while one was a turn-man of the semi-trailer.
All of them have been taken to Kabale regional referral hospital for medication while the bodies of the deceased were taken to Kabale hospital mortuary.
