Eight Perish In Iganga Accident, 15 In Critical Condition

Eight People have been confirmed dead while fifteen including children are fighting for their lives in hospital following a grisly road accident that happened along Jinja-Iganga highway on Wednesday at 10:00 pm near Namasoga village.

The accident happened after a taxi, registration number; UAV 157E which was travelling from Jinja to Iganga collided head-on with a coaster, registration number; UAT 805F that was from coming from Iganga.

Eye witnesses say that the taxi driver was trying to overtake a trailer, but he ended up colliding with the oncoming coaster.

According to another eyewitness account both vehicles were speeding at the time of the accident.