{"id":4481,"date":"2018-06-06T01:30:32","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T22:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=4481"},"modified":"2018-06-06T01:30:32","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T22:30:32","slug":"karuma-bridge-accident-survivor-speaks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/06\/karuma-bridge-accident-survivor-speaks-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Karuma Bridge Accident Survivor speaks out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The only person who survived last evening\u2019s Karuma Bridge accident where a lorry plunged into River Nile has spoken up.<\/p>\n<p>Identified as Ocen Solomon from Amac, Lira district, he confirms that they were only two in the green lorry and he jumped out as they plunged into River Nile.<\/p>\n<p>Ocen says that he tried to apply the brakes but all in vain and blames the accident to that mechanical fault.<\/p>\n<p>Ocen is currently receiving treatment at Lacor hospital, Gulu.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday evening at around 8pm, a <a href=\"http:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/05\/another-nasty-accident-at-karuma-bridge-lorry-disappears-in-river-nile\/\">Lorry crashed the Karuma Bridge and disappeared in the flowing waters of River Nile.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is confirmed that one person is missing suspected to be dead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The only person who survived last evening\u2019s Karuma Bridge accident where a lorry plunged into River Nile has spoken up. 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