How Masaka-Mbarara road accident that claimed 14 lives occurred
Yesterday’s motor accident outside Masaka Town abruptly shattered the blooming dreams of three teenagers, snatched the enterprising lives of three youth and claimed a septuagenarian.
Two others died at 36 and 49, a prime age of productivity and providence to family and society.
The driver of the ill-fated taxi, which was mangled by impact when it smashed into trailer police said was overtaking at a blind spot, was named 49-year-old Deo Kwese, aka Moses Magero.
The grisly incident that involved two vehicles –a commuter taxi, Reg No UBC 995C and a trailer, Reg No T433BDY/T877DWZ, occurred at Kassijjagirwa Village near Gaz Petrol Station on the outskirts of Masaka City, at around 7:30 am.
The accident scene is one of the gazetted blackspots in the area, according to police.
First, was a deafening crash heard from a distance, according to one witness, followed by a moment of silence in the early morning downpour.
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