Accident claims two lives along Arua -Koboko road
However, the four individuals, a female and three males who were seriously injured haven’t been identified.
Arua: Arua City witnessed a tragic accident along the Arua City-Koboko road on Sunday, April 7, 2024, resulting in the loss of two lives and serious injuries to four individuals.
The incident happened in Manibe Ward, Ayivu East Division, Arua City, along the Arua City-Koboko road on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at around 7:40 p.m.
It involved motor vehicles with registration number UAD 644V Toyota Corolla white in color and another motor vehicle with registration number UBG 377Y Toyota Harrier white in color.
Josephine Angucia, the West Nile Regional Police Spokesperson, identified the deceased persons as Jamal Abdul Maliki, an employee with Koboko district local government and passenger in a motor vehicle with registration number UAD 644V, whereas the second victim is yet unknown male driver of the same motor vehicle.
However, the four individuals, a female and three males who were seriously injured haven’t been identified.
It’s alleged that the driver of the motor vehicle with registration number UBG 377Y was moving from Koboko side to Arua Town and lost control, hence colliding with the driver of the motor vehicle with registration number UAD 644V, who was coming from the opposite direction, from Arua City, heading to Koboko side.
Angucia asserts that preliminary investigations indicate the cause of the accident to be carelessness and inconsiderate use of a motor vehicle by the driver of vehicle number UBG 377Y Toyota Harrier, who left his lane and collided with another vehicle.
The regional police mouthpiece adds that police acted by visiting and documenting the scene and towing both motor vehicles to Arua City Central Police Station pending inspection by the inspector of vehicles.
Meanwhile, police also conveyed the deceased bodies to the Arua Regional Referral Hospital mortuary for a postmortem and rushed the victims to the hospital for treatment.
Inquiries still continue under Arua City Central Police Station TAR 94/2024. Angucia urges motorists to be careful on highways and abide by traffic regulations all the time in order to prevent such deadly accidents.
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