By At the global stage, the World Health Organisation (WHO) put the deaths resulting from road crashes in Uganda at a staggering 7,315 annually, almost twice the figures reported to police, which was established at 4,159 in 2022.
Following a collision between a Fuso truck and boda boda riders and pedestrians at Kawaala crossroads in Nabweru, Nansana Municipality in Wakiso District, two verified deaths and eight significant injuries have been reported.
“The crash involved Motor Vehicle No. UAQ 539E Mitsubishi Fuso & Motorcycles No. UFS 111, UEP 598K, and UFU 872P (all Bajaj Boxers),” said traffic police spokesperson, SP Michael Kananura.
The deceased whose particulars were not readily availed by press time were only identified by police as a motorcycle rider and a passenger
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After the crash on Sunday at 12:40 p.m., the injured were taken to Mulago National Referral Hospital by ambulance.
Preliminary investigations state that when traveling from the Kazo side sloping into the intersection, the unfortunate truck’s driver neglected to use the brakes and collided with the aforementioned motorcycles.
“Bodies have been conveyed to Mulago mortuary for postmortem. Both the motor vehicle and motorcycles have been towed to Nabweru Police Station pending inspection. Investigations into the cause are underway,” SP Kananura added.
According to the police, they were searching for the truck driver who had escaped.
According to the police, crashes on Ugandan roadways occur often, with human error being the primary cause throughout time.
On a global scale, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that road crashes in Uganda cause an astounding 7,315 deaths each year, over twice the number of deaths recorded by the police, which is 4,159 in 2022.
The WHO projected that there were 95% men and 5% women killed in collisions in 2021, however, the police annual traffic and crime report for 2021 stated that there were 81 percent of men and 19 percent of women killed in crashes. The estimated number of deaths per 100,000 people is 16 per 100,000 people.
