At least three people have been confirmed dead following a deadly accident involving a Riham vehicle carrying Soda.
The accident happened in Towei corner, Kawowo Sub-County, Tingey County, kapchorwa district on Saturday morning around 10:00 am.
According to the eye witnesses, the vehicle with the registration UBJ 460J, lost control on the sharp corner of Towei and veered off the road before crashing at the renowned Towei accident black spot along the Kapchorwa-Mbale highway.
The vehicle was carrying five people and three died at the spot and the two children from the area who had thought a free ride on it were critically injured and rushed to kapchorwa district hospital.
The police and the district LC5 Hon Everlyne Kubarika arrived at the scene and the victims were rushed to the hospital as the deceased were taken to Kapchorwa hospital mortuary pending postpartum.
By press time the names of the victims were not established yet.
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