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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Traffic along the Ntungamo-Kabale highway was paralysed for hours on Thursday morning after a fuel tanker that was transporting fuel from Kampala to Kabale exploded along the way.<\/p>\n

READ:<\/b><\/p>\n

Fuel tanker explodes while awaiting clearance in Nebbi<\/p>\n

The incident happened at around 11am when the tanker rolled down rolled at Kirengere in Kyanamira Sub County about 4Km to Kabale town and burst into flames.<\/p>\n

The Kigezi Regional Police Spokesman, Mr Elly Maate, said that both the driver (Burihani) and the turn man of the ill-fated fuel tanker Reg No. SSD 775Q survived with injuries and were rushed to Kabale hospital for medical attention.<\/p>\n

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Two dead, seven injured after fuel tanker explosion in Mbale<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cause of this accident is not yet clear although preliminary investigations indicate that the fuel tanker driver failed to negotiate the sharp corner where the accident happened. After losing control, the fuel tanker hit the electricity pole before bursting into flames. We also suspect that the vehicle could have been in dangerous mechanical condition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Maate said that the police fire brigade rushed to the accident scene and put off the fire, but it had almost destroyed the fuel tanker.<\/p>\n

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Over 90 killed in Sierra Leone fuel tanker explosion<\/p>\n

In December 2012, a fuel tanker Reg. No. KAW 879W\/ZC 401 from Nakuru in Kenya exploded in the same area killing the driver.<\/p>\n

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