By Weswa Ronnie
SIRONKO
Three people have been confirmed dead this morning in Sironko after being involved in a nasty accident.
The accident happened today Saturday at 11.am along Mbale-Sironko road at Nampanga, Buwalasi sub county in Sironko district.
According to Moses Mutabingwa, the elgon region traffic police officer, the two people whose identities were not revealed by police were on UFD 919D boda boda bajaji motorcycle from Mbale city heading to Sironko that’s is when they were knocked by Corona vehicle heading to Mbale town from Sironko.
He adds that the cause of the accident has not yet been known but the driver of the Corona vehicle is on the run after the accident.
Mutabingwa says that the two people died on spot and their bodies have been taken to Mbale regional referral hospital for postmortem.
He urged road uses to always follow road safety measures as way of reducing road accidents.
