Charles Onyango one of the eyewitnesses says a trailer registration number KCB 973X/Z5045 lost control and rammed into A Toyota Hilux double cabin number UBA948/S attached to Uganda Revenue Authority leaving all the two occupants dead.
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A trailer container that fell on the pick up where the soldiers died
Two Uganda people's Defense Forces UPDF officers have been confirmed dead
this morning following an accident in Tororo district.
The duo was knocked by a cargo truck at Tororo, Mbale, Malaba,Jinja Corner
Junction in Tororo municipality.
The two army officers have been identified as Warrant Officer Collins
Manayanga and private James Tumusime, both attached to Uganda Revenue Authority
Malaba office.
Charles Onyango one of the eyewitnesses says a trailer registration number KCB 973X/Z5045 lost control and rammed into A Toyota Hilux
double cabin number UBA948/S attached to Uganda Revenue Authority leaving all the two occupants dead.
According to the Tororo District Police Commander-DPC Rodger Chebene, URA
had created a check point at the in Eastern division Tororo Corner Junction to
divert empty trucks to Lwakhakaha boarder in Namisindwa district as a measure
to reduce traffic at Malaba boarder
.
The DPC attributes the accident to speeding though police are yet to
institute an investigation into the matter.
Police have also mounted a search on the cargo
truck driver who is currently on the run.
Okello Mathew
Freelancer