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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Two Rwandans were confirmed dead while 24 were injured in a Jaguar bus accident in Uganda, Commissioner of Police John Bosco Kabera, the spokesperson of the Rwanda National Police told The New Times.<\/p>\n The incident occurred on the Kajumiro Maddu-Ssembabule road in Gomba District.<\/p>\n The two Rwandans who passed away are; Justine Nyinawumuntu, 29, a resident of Kasanda, Mubende and13-year-old Gloria Kansime .<\/p>\n \u201cThe mother of the deceased teenager is among 24 Rwandans who sustained injuries – three of them serious. Amongst the injured, eight were admitted in Mengo Hospital while 16 are at Mulago hospital,\u201d Kabera said.<\/p>\n The crash involved a Jaguar bus, registration number UBF 736G Isuzu, en route from Rwanda to Uganda on Sunday, August 13 at around 05:12am.<\/p>\n Kabera said that injured Rwandans and relatives of the deceased are being looked after through Rwanda’s Embassy in Kampala.<\/p>\n According to Police Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety spokesperson Henry Kananura, the bus driver-who also perished- is reported to have lost control, which caused the bus to turn over while travelling through Kajumiro.<\/p>\n Kananura said the deceased\u2019s bodies have been transferred to Gomba Hospital for autopsy.<\/p>\n The bus was also towed to Kanoni Police Station for inspection.<\/p>\n The accident comes on the heels of a series of deadly road accidents involving regional transportation companies.<\/p>\n In December last year, a collision between a Rwandan bus, operated by Volcano Company, and a Kenyan bus from Oxygen Company led to the unfortunate loss of six lives in Rukiga district, Western Uganda.<\/p>\n In March 2023, over 48 individuals sustained injuries in a head-on collision between two passenger buses owned by Rwandan transportation firms in Ntungamo District, Western Uganda.<\/p>\n In June 2023, a tragic road accident in Kabale, Uganda claimed the lives of two individuals, including renowned ADEPR Pastor Theogene Niyonshuti. The incident unfolded along the Katuna-Kabale highway, involving a public transport bus and a Mercedes Benz saloon car en route to Rwanda.<\/p>\n For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Michel Nkurunziza Africa-Press – Rwanda. Two Rwandans were confirmed dead while 24 were injured in a Jaguar bus accident in Uganda, Commissioner of Police John Bosco Kabera, the spokesperson of the Rwanda National Police told The New Times. The incident occurred on the Kajumiro Maddu-Ssembabule road in Gomba District. The two Rwandans who passed away […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":50130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[760,763,758],"class_list":["post-50131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-rwanda","tag-rwanda"],"yoast_head":"\n