The wreckage of the bus after the accident

The accident at Kirumba junction in Kyazanga town council, Lwengo district and involved a Fuso truck, registration number, UBM 673K and a Isuzu bus, registration number, UBQ 621Z, belonging to Gateway Bus Company. 

According to eyewitnesses, the bus which was heading to Kampala en route from Kisoro district collided head-on with the truck that was loaded with maize flour and heading in the opposite direction in Mbarara.

Twaha Kasirye, the Greater Masaka regional police commander blamed the accident on overspeeding by the bus driver who he says was rushing to meet his stage schedule in Kampala.  

He says that the victims some of whom are in very critical condition have been rushed to various health facilities including; Lyantonde Hospital, Kyazanga Health Centre IV, and Masaka Regional Referral Hospital to get medical attention.   

He adds that their team is yet to identify the dead, indicating that they are still waiting for the relatives to show up at the Masaka Regional Referral Hospital mortuary. 

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