Police has confirmed ten people dead and several others injured in an accident that happened at Wakisi, Njeru Municipality last night when a vehicle rammed into a group of people.
According to Mohammed Kayima, the LCI chairperson of the area, the deceased were part of a group that was following Kadodi, a cultural fest that precedes the circumcision ceremony of the Bagisu.
The accident happened when a vehicle, TATA registration number UAK 227, loaded with sugarcane lost control and killed five on the spot, while five others were pronounced dead on arrival to Jinja Hospital.
Kayima says the vehicle was over speeding, had no reflectors and no front lights.
One of the survivors 23 year old Ouma Ivan said that they were traveling from Wakisi to kikubamutwe.
Yasin Kyazze, the Njeru municipality mayor described the incident as tragic and unfortunate, cautioning drivers against over speeding. He also called for deployment of more traffic officers on the Njeru-Kayunga Road.
By morning, particulars of the deceased were not yet available.
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