Police have identified the names of the individuals injured in a road accident involving a Gateway bus that overturned early Sunday morning along the Ntungamo–Kabale highway in Rwabahazi village, Rukiga district.
The accident, which occurred at approximately 6:10 AM, involved a Scania bus (registration number UBM 707X) traveling from Kampala to Kabale. According to police and eyewitness reports, the bus failed to negotiate a corner, veered off the road, knocked a pedestrian, and overturned in a trench.
The injured include:
Dafuroza Rwakinda, a pedestrian, who sustained critical injuries
Karim Balabye, 54, the bus driver, from Bugembe in Jinja District
Asumpta Kyomuhangi, 40, from Nansana
Ronnie Nowamani, 18, from Nansana
Blaire Nowamani, 14
Brandon Nowembabazi, 11, from Kabale District
Patience Busingye, 49
Benson Kiconco, 55, from Kampala
Pauson Asimwe, 40, from Rubanda District
Richard Basisha, 34, a Rwandan national
Tracy Ninsima, 21, from Muhanga Town Council
According to Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson Elly Maate, the victims were rushed to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital and ROTOM Health Centre in Muhanga for emergency treatment. Rwakinda remains in a critical state.
The wreckage of the bus has been towed to Muhanga Police Station for mechanical inspection as investigations into the cause of the crash continue.