Flames swallowed both vehicles within moments of the impact. A passenger bus and a Fuso truck loaded with charcoal collided head-on around 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 1, at Kyakabuga Village on the Kiboga-Hoima highway in Kyankwanzi District, central Uganda. Six people died and seven were critically injured.
The bus, registration UBQ 595G, was travelling from Kampala to Hoima. The truck, a Fuso Fighter registered UBF 541C, was coming the other way. The crash started a fire that burned both vehicles.
“Unfortunately, six people died on the spot — two were in the bus and four in the Fuso truck,” Lameck Kigozi, the Wamala regional police spokesperson, said. Rescue teams from Kyankwanzi and Hoima went to the scene, and a fire unit from Hoima helped put out the blaze.
The dead and the injured
Police named two of the victims. One was Gerald Muhumuza, 40, the bus driver, from Hoima West Division. The other was Linongola Matsukizo, a 47-year-old Congolese businesswoman. The four people in the truck had not been identified when the reports were filed.
The injured went to Kikonda Health Centre III. The bodies were taken to the mortuary at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital to await postmortem examinations.
Road partly blocked
The wrecks stayed where they burned while crews worked on towing them away. Traffic near Kyakabuga was partly disrupted, and police told motorists to take care.
Police have opened an investigation, and Kigozi said the crash was reportedly linked to reckless and careless driving. “Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing, and we urge all road users to observe traffic regulations and drive cautiously, especially during early morning hours,” he said.
Police sent condolences to the families of the dead and wished the injured a quick recovery.
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