By Alex Pithua
A motor vehicle Land cruiser belonging to UPDF got involved in a fatal accident in Songoli Village Zeu sub-county Zombo district West Nile Region.
The incident happened at around 6:pm on September 7,2024.
Eye witnesses say the UPDF Land cruiser was from Warr-town council heading to Zeu trading center.
They added that it had a head-on collision with a motorcycle carrying four people, leaving three dead on the spot. One person who was critically injured was rushed to Zeu Health Centre III.
The identities of the deceased , injured victim and the driver was unclear by press time.
The hair-raising incident left residents stunned and many shared the videos of the dead bodies online.
The Deputy resident district commissioner Zombo Grace Atim, confirmed the incident , observing that the survivor was referred to Holy Family Nyapea hospital for management.
Meanwhile, by the time of filling the story, police traffic in Zombo district couldn’t provide details as they were still documenting.
However, eye witnesses blamed the driver of the land cruiser for reckless driving and over speeding.
The driver was arrested by locals and handed over to Authorities at Zeu Police post.
In June , Traffic Police published a damning report indicating that between the week of June 23–29, 2024, 86 people died and 380 were critically injured.
