By Sylvia.
The death toll of the Kabarole accident has risen to 21 from 20 by yesterday. This has been confirmed by the In charge surgical ward Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital miss Joyce Munakenya.
Munakenya, has identified the deceased as John Asiimwe, who died yesterday at around 1:00 Am in the facility. She notes,that the facility lacks CT scan, which has challenged them from working on casualties that had head injuries and other injuries that need a CT scan.
Munakenya, adds that this has resulted into loss of lives, especially patients who cannot afford referrals.
The confirmed dead
The accident scene in Sebitoli Kampala road
Meanwhile, the police has produced the names of people who died on spot as Hassan Sempala ,Steven Kaahwa ,Susan Alum, Jimmy Nkutuma, James Muhanga, Derick Mujuni , Emmanuel Kasaija , Roseline Kanyunyuzi ,Stella Biraba ,Moses Masereka , Maxima Kabafumi ,Harriet Nabukenya , Alice Nyakuha Gift Asiimwe , Dauphine Alinda Divine Alice, Lastako Thembo, sefania Mushumba , Monica and john Asiimwe who died from the hospital.
The fatal accident
Yesterday Link bus Reg. No. UBA 003S on its way to Kampala from Bundibugyo was involved in an accident at around 10: am leaving some people lifeless and others with serious injuries. This was in Sebitoli along Kampala road, in Busoro Subcounty Kabarole district.
According to police, 20 people died on spot, 11 men and 9 women among them 7 children. Today, one breathed his last in hospital making a total of 21.
It will go as the worst scene in my life as I sped behind that bus, overtook a Congolese fuel trailer failed to regain stability, swung into ditch and tea shed head first, somersaulting top down first, rolling and standing again having crushed, thrown her victims in tea plantation! Oh my, the sight of our children reporting back to school will not allow me to sleep tonight! Great Lord preside over there families!
