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Police Officer, Five Of His Family Members Perish In Masaka Road Accident

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A police officer and five of his family members have today died in an accident along Masaka road involving a Toyota Wish and a Fuso truck.

The officer who died in this unfortunate incident was identified as Bwesigye Cleopus attached to crime Intelligence department of Katwe Police station in Kampala, together with his family members

The family members included; Nyagoma silomena aged 3 years, Nyakato Falestine aged 3 years, Kiiza Darliton aged 1 year, Kemigisha Maria Gorreti, a female adult and  Twesigye chripus  aged 31.

“The traffic police at Masaka Central Police Station has today morning registered a fatal accident involving motor vehicle reg no UBH 902U (fuso fighter) which was traveling from Masaka side heading to Kampala and motor vehicle reg no UBE 756C (Toyota wish) where all occupants died on spot, “said Faridah Nampiima, the spokesperson traffic and road safety said in a statement.

She said attributed the cause of the accident to the driver of the Toyota wish who left his lane and moved to the lane of the fuso causing a head on collision killing five people who were occupants in the Toyota Wish.

Nampiima said the bodies have been conveyed to Masaka City Mortuary for postmortem examination.

“We continue to remind all road users to be vigilant while using the roads and further call upon all road users to change their attitude while using the road, ”she said.

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