Policeman kills ex-minister Maganda’s wife
The policeman and his colleague also got injured and now getting treatment at the hospital.
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The policeman and his colleague also got injured and now getting treatment at the hospital.
The expressway opened to traffic in 2018, but tolling has only been in effect for the past three years.
According to data presented by Acting Director of Traffic Lawrence Niwabiine last year, 13 people die in road accidents each day.
Lango sub-region ushered in new year with less cases of crimes reported as of Wednesday morning.
Several challenges, including low insurance penetration, must be overcome to realize the promising potential of insurance for improved road safety.
There were 24,728 road crash victims in 2023, up from 21,473 in 2022, representing a 15% increase, according to police data.
Of the 23,608 crashes in 2023, 4,179 were fatal, 12,487 were serious and 6,942 were minor, a new report says.
In 2022, according to the Annual Crime Report by the Uganda Police Force, boda bodas were involved in 43 per cent of all road crashes, leading to 1,422 deaths and 401 injuries.
Between Jan and May 2023, Link coaches registered three cases of road crashes all Kampala-FortPortal-Kasase highway.
Ugandans are perishing in road crashes at an alarming rate, available data shows.
In 2021, Uganda Traffic Police communicated that any person seen riding without helmet, side mirrors and recklessly will be liable to an express penalty of forty thousand (40,000) shillings only.
On Tuesday April 11, TND News Isabella Awor Olong visited Lucy at Lira Regional Referral Hospital where she’s still getting treatment after the Friday road crash.
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