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Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nineteen people have died after an accident on the Kapchrowa – Sironko road on Tuesday afternoon. Six survivors have been taken to Mbale and Kapchorwa hospitals for treatment.
The accident occurred this evening at Tewei hill opposite Sipi falls when a bus registration number UG 2833E belonging to Kiryandongo Technical Institute lost control and veered off the road.
It overturned several times killing several people on board. Police was still retrieving the injured accident victims and bodies from the scene by the time of filing this report.
Our reporter in Kapchorwa counted six bodies at Kapchorwa hospital mortuary before police confirmed they recovered 19 bodies.
According to Taitike, police suspects the accident victims to be either students or lecturers Kiryandongo Technical Institute who were returning from a tour at Sippi falls.
Mbale Kapchorwa road claims lives at towoi. According to people on ground, 16 are feared dead. So sad @DailyMonitor @nbstv @ntvuganda @newvisionwire @UNRA_UG
This road could have been constructed with less steep. pic.twitter.com/Ubqi2wp1ze— Chebet Milton (@mchebet) December 18, 2018
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