Police Report: 387 Accidents Claim 67 Lives in One Week

A total of 387 accidents occurred from April 24 to April 30, 2022, Uganda Police Force said in a report.

ASP Nampiima Faridah, PRO Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety, said out of these 60 accidents were fatal, 213 were serious and 114 were minor.

She said there were 341 accident victims during this period and out of these 67 people died and 274 sustained injuries.

A total of 119 accidents occurred on these two days and out of these, 21 accidents were fatal, 62 were serious and 36 were minor.

There were 111 accident victims during these two days and out of these 23 people died and 88 sustained injuries.

A total number of 9,679 traffic offenders have been arrested and issued EPS tickets for various traffic offenses at various checkpoints in the whole country from 24th April to 02nd May 2022.

Among these were; reckless driving 1,709, DMCs 2,089, invalid driving license 837, speeding 446, not wearing seat belts 760, Riding m/c without wearing a crash helmet 606, carrying more than one passenger on the motorcycle 144 among others.

“We continue to appeal to all drivers and road users on the roads to do your best to keep it safe and arrive alive by taking care of yourselves and other road users,” said Nampiima.

“Drive with discipline on the road and respect road signs. The public can report traffic violations on our Toll-free number Tel: 0800199099,” she added.