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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>A 43-year-old man died Sunday evening after a Gulu-bound bus owned by Zawadi Bus Company knocked him.<\/p>\n

Francis Otim, a resident of Kal village, Pawel Langeta Parish, Opara Sub-county in Amuru District was riding a motorcycle when the bus lost control and knocked him at Payibi village, in Pabbo Town Council in Amuru District, eye witnesses said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt came at a terrible speed but failed to break at the humps around Payibi village, in Pabbo Town Council. The driver lost control and swerved off the road before knocking the cyclist,\u201d Mr Alex Olal, one of the eyewitnesses said.<\/p>\n

The Aswa River region police spokesman, Mr David Ongom Mudong, confirmed the accident stating that the driver is still at large but efforts are underway to apprehend him.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Traffic and Road Safety department is investigating the accident which took place on Sunday night at about 8:20pm involving the Zawadi bus and the motorcycle,\u201dhe said.<\/p>\n

By Monday morning, Otim\u2019s body had been taken to Gulu regional referral mortuary for post-mortem.<\/p>\n

Attempts to speak to the management of Zawadi Bus Company to obtain the particulars of the run-away driver were futile since they did not answer our repeated phone calls.<\/p>\n

Mr Ongom added that \u201cthe accident has been attributed to reckless driving. The scene has been cleared and both the bus and the motorcycle are currently parked at Pabbo police station pending inspection.\u201d<\/p>\n

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