Nearly 18 passengers aboard a Gateway bus sustained serious injuries in an accident that happened in Kisoro District.
About 18 passengers were on the Gateway bus which was travelling from Kampala to Kisoro District in South Western Uganda.
The Tuesday morning accident happened at about 10:50am at Chanakye in Kanaba Sub County of Kisoro District along the Kisoro-Kabale Road, according to local authorities.
Kigezi regional police spokesperson Elly Maate said that preliminary findings indicated that the bus driver was over speeding the white Scania bus registration number UBK 804Y.
Identified as Julius Owoyesigire, aged 40, from Nyabihoko in Ntungamo District, failed to negotiate and lost control of the bus.
“It’s alleged that, the bus was coming from Kabale to Kisoro, with 60 passengers on board. On reaching Chanakye Trading Center, it started sloping Chanakye Red Corner,” noted Maate.
“By the time the driver applied brakes, it was too late and failed to negotiate the corner hence the vehicle overturning sideways, injuring 18 passengers.”
Maate put the exact number of those who sustained injuries at 18, with three of these sustaining serious injuries and the rest minor injuries.
The passengers who sustained injuries were taken to different health facilities in Kisoro District.
The injured included Francis Byarugaba, 46, from Mutorele in Kisoro district; Ketra Muhawenimana, 19, from Bunagana in Kisoro District; Martin Ntezimana, 42, from Bunagana in Kisoro District; Suzan Bonabana, 39, from Kasambya in Mubende District; and Prossy Nakimuri, 38, from Kasambya in Mubende District.
Others who sustained injuries included Samuel Nteziyaremye, 40, from Bunagana in Kisoro District; Florence Nakawesa, 27, from Entebbe Municipality; Gladys Tushemerirwe, 48, from Kanungu District; Promise Ntakiyinanira, 21, from Nyarusiza in Kisoro District; and Ezra Byukusenge, 23, from Muramba in Kisoro District.
Also injured were Debra Barikamanya, 35, from Kisoro Town; Charles Higa, 45, from Kampala; Janet Mujawimana, 25, from Kanaba in Kisoro District; Joseph Kwesiga, 25, from Gayaza in Wakiso District; and Ivan Twisenge, 24, from Nyakabande Sub County in Kisoro District.
Also among the injured were Bibian Athieno, 29, from Tororo District; nine-year old Faith Kwagala; and an eight-month-old baby.
Kisoro officer in charge of traffic ASP Michael Kushaba and other officers documented the scene of crime, and towed the bus to Kisoro Central Police Station for inspection as investigations into the accident continue.
There has been an increase in the number of accidents in recent years. Up to 25,107 accidents were reported in 2024, with up to 4,434 of them fatal; 13,134 serious; and 7,539 minor.
This is the second such accident involving a Gateway bus accident in a matter of days, with the previous one happening on Sunday. (See Details Here).
There was also a Global bus accident in Masaka on Monday night, as reported Here.
A few weeks ago, a car accident killed 13 people, most of them members of the same clan returning from a Kwanjula ceremony, as reported Here.
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