Ten people have been confirmed dead following an accident that happened in Kyenjojo District. The accident happened today morning at Kaihura Trading Center along Fort Portal-Kampala road.

According to Rwenzori West Police Spokesperson Vincent Twesige, the accident involved a bus belonging to Poko Poko Bus Company registration number UBE 807T and a Toyota Hiace taxi registration number UBR 812G. 

The bus was from Kampala heading to Kasese and the taxi was from Fort Portal heading to Kampala and preliminary investigations indicate that the driver of the taxi lost control of the vehicle and ended up having a head on Collison with the bus.

Twesige confirms that the 10 people who died include the driver of the taxi and the passengers. Kyenjojo District Traffic Officers visited the scene, took the deceased bodies were conveyed to Kyenjojo Hospital for post-mortem, the ijured people whose number hasn’t been identified yet, are also receiving treatment at the same facility.

The wreckage of both vehicles have been towed to Kyenjojo Central Police Station, bus driver fled to unknown location after the accident and police investigations have commenced.