Juba-bound bus overturns, over 30 injured
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By Julius N. Uma
March 24, 2011 (NIMULE) - At least 32 people were injured on Wednesday
when a bus destined for Juba, the South Sudan capital, overturned in
Koro village; an area about 8km south of Uganda’s northern district of
Gulu.
Okoya Patrick Kagwa, the district traffic officer told Sudan Tribune
by phone from Gulu that a burst tyre on the driver’s side was the main
cause of the accident. He largely attributed the incident, which
involved a coach from Kampala, to “reckless” driving.
According to Kagwa, the bus driver, whose identity could not be
established, was speeding and failed to observe road signs.
“I think if this bus driver was keen enough and observed the existing
road signs, he would have managed to reduce the speed at which he was
moving. Maybe then the accident would not have happened,” he said.
Those injured were reportedly rushed to the nearby Gulu Independent,
Gulu Regional Referral and Lacor hospitals. Eight of the passengers
reportedly sustained serious injuries.
Early this year, a similar tyre incident involving another Juba-bound
bus caused waves of panic in South Sudan after unconfirmed rumours of
terrorist involvement. In December last year, a bomb exploded in
Kenya’s capital, Nairobi as policemen checked luggage of passengers on
Juba-bound bus.
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