A nasty road crash left one dead, two critically injured

A serious accident involving two Motorcycle riders at Corner Alengu in Nyapea Sub-County Zombo District has left one person dead on the spot and two passengers admitted in critical condition at Holy Family Hospital Nyapea. #WhisperEyeNews

The deceased has been only identified as Alex, a resident of Gira Cell, Oturgang Ward, Paidha Town Council whilst the Tricycle rider escaped unhurt.

Fred Onenarach, The Chairperson of Zombo District Boda Boda Association confirmed the news to the Whisper Eye News.

He added that a meeting will be convened with owners of tricycles about their rampant recklessness on the roads.

“We had a serious moto accident where one rider carrying two passengers on a Bajaj Motorcycle towards Zombo Town Council collided with A Tricycle rider only identified as Innocent, who was riding towards Paidha Town Council, The rider died straight away “, Onenarach said.

The deceased body was conveyed for autopsy at Nyapea Hospital whilst the two are fighting for their lives.

The owner of the Tricycle is said to have fled the scene towards Paidha Town Council and is still at Large. He is said to be a resident of    Kawa Cell Oturgang Ward Paidha Town Council.

A sizable number of eyewitnesses have blamed the accident on the reckless riding of the Tricycle rider.

Saviour Onegiu a concerned citizen said “There is a need for the relevant authority to do something about it. I would suggest some reflectors or indicators to show that it’s not a motorcycle coming “

From the beginning of this year alone, the West Nile subregion has recorded more than 50 fatalities on roads.

Last week, two people died in Adjumani district following a nasty collision in Adjumani Town Council.

A recent Uganda Police report indicates that a total of 12 people die of road crashes daily in Uganda