{"id":25006,"date":"2022-01-21T22:32:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T22:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=25006"},"modified":"2022-01-21T21:24:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T21:24:48","slug":"two-dead-seven-injured-after-fuel-tanker-explosion-in-mbale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/two-dead-seven-injured-after-fuel-tanker-explosion-in-mbale","title":{"rendered":"Two dead, seven injured after fuel tanker explosion in Mbale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>At least two people were reportedly killed and about seven seriously injured on Friday following an on-fire fuel trucker explosion in Mbale District, Eastern Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>An eyewitness told this publication that the in-motion vehicle caught fire at Milo Six along Mbale-Tororo Road after it knocked a boda-boda rider before losing control, and over turned multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome stalls along the road were also burnt,\u201d eyewitness and area boda-boda rider Mr Moses Gidudu told this reporter.<\/p>\n<p>The Elgon regional police spokesperson Mr Rogers Taitika confirmed the accident involving the cyclist and the arriving vehicle from Kenya but \u201crequested for time to get details.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A police officer who preferred anonymity since he is not allowed to speak to the media said they had recovered two bodies by 5:30pm Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A rescue team comprising police officers and Red Cross officials is still on scene to put off the fire but it&#8217;s too much. We have temporarily diverted traffic to other roads to avoid more casualties,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The police officer also affirmed the eyewitness account of circumstances leading to the fuel tanker explosion adding that: \u201cThe injured persons were transported to Mbale Regional Referral Hospital and the dead bodies have been taken to the Mbale City mortuary for postmortem as investigations continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Traffic along the busy highway was paralyzed from midday as vehicles queued from either side of the road.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. At least two people were reportedly killed and about seven seriously injured on Friday following an on-fire fuel trucker explosion in Mbale District, Eastern Uganda. 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