By Okidi Patrick/ NORTHERN UGANDA CORRESPONDENT.
LIRA: Two people were reportedly dead on the spot and six others sustained injuries in a fatal road accident which occurred last night on the 9th November,2023 at around 23:00 hours at Adyel along Kampala road.
It is alleged that a motor vehicle Reg No UAW 395P Fuso fighter driven by yet to be identified person was heading to Lira-City through Cathedral,but on reaching around Adyel near Standard High School,the driver lost control and knocked a Trycycle Reg number UEC 698A ,red in colour driven by Abura Aron aged 24-years-old.
Abura is a resident of Tetugu Village in Lira-City West Division,Lira City.
According to the police spokesperson for North Kyoga Region,SP Jimmy Patrick Okema in a statement issued on Friday to the media,six people sustained injuries meanwhile two other passengers died on the spot. these were :-
The deseased have been identified as ,Obua Sam aged- -18-years
– old and Okwee Kizito aged 23 -years-old, both are residents of Kirombe East in Lira-City west Division and other passengers who sustained injuries are:-
Okeng Daniel aged 24-years-old. Others are identified as Oyanga only aged 16 years, Ayoo Joshua aged 16 years old, Obua Innocent aged 19 years old, all are resident of Kirombe
East in Lira-City West Division. And one Ongora Ambrose aged 25 years old ,a resident of Kuluhalii Allow Village in Lira-City West Division.
SP Okema said the scene was visited by a team of police officers led by the traffic police.
All these victims were rushed to Lira Regional Referral Hospital for treatment, while the deceased bodies were taken to the mortuary pending postmortem.
Both the motor vehicle and Trycycle were taken to Lira-City CPS pending inspection by the IOV.
Investigation pertaining the matter is still going on by the police in North Kyoga Region.