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Five Feared Dead in Mbale on Mbale-Tirinyi Road Accident

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Five people have been confirmed dead while others sustained injuries at the Mbale-Tirinyi accident.

The accident which happened at around 6 am on Mbale-Tirinyi road Nasenyi village Mugiti SubCounty involved Raum motor vehicle number UAT 995E, Tax number UBH, another Tax number UBJ 676W a motorcycle still in the water, a bicycle, the accident left about 5people dead and more than 20 injured and unconfirmed number still missing in river Namatala,

It is alleged said that this occurred when the Two taxi’s where overtaking each other for passengers hence leaving two people who were traveling on a motorcycle and one on a bicycle dead.

Rose Mary Baluka Rosethe district councilor representing Mugiti SubCounty to Budaka district council told dream TV that this accident has happened when they were preparing to go for the burial of three people who died in the same place,

Baluka added that they have talked to UNRA to see that some metallic guards are put at Nasenyi but nothing has been worked,

Jatumi Wilber one of the boda riders said that tax drivers have continued to drive recklessly as they fight for passengers without minding about the Life of other road users.

Another bodaboda rider who spoke in Lugwere said that he witnessed when the accident was happening but blamed the driver who was driving tax number UBH 437k.

He added that the tax drivers don’t respect bodaboda riders at all, The victims have been rushed to Mbale regional referral hospital and the 3 vehicles were taken to Budaka police station the motorcycle and bicycle still missing in the water.

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