Motorists from Kampala heading to Gulu/West Nile Region have now been advised to take the alternative route of Luwero-Kafu, Masindi-Paraa, Murchison Falls National Park to connect to Pakwach or Gulu Via Olwiyo, and vice versa for motorists from Gulu/West Nile.
Joshua Odong, a regular transporter along the Gulu-Kampala highway, observed that Karuma which was built in the 1960s during the colonial era is notorious for killing travelers because it does not have the requisite safety standards.
Peter Debele, the Kiryandongo Resident District Commissioner (RDC), also the Chairperson for the District COVID-19 Task Force confirmed the development. He told URN than the patient has already been referred to the National Referral Hospital Mulago for further management.
The incident occurred on Tuesday at 11:30 am when a truck registration number UAN 533U failed to break and over turned several times near Karuma Bridge.
The legislator is accused of causing a motor accident near Karuma Bridge when his vehicle a Toyota Noah registration number UAV-089G, swerved from its lane and collided with a Gulu-bound Lorry registration number UAJ-730U.
