KKT Bus accident kills eight people, Company suspends operation over tragic accident.

KKT Bus accident kills eight people, Company suspends operation over tragic accident.

By Robert Ariaka Yiti.

Arua. November 19, 2012.

The wreckage of KKT bus that knocked Elephant.

  A survived gets treatment at Arua hospital

One of the dead passengers body at the scene of accident.

Bodies of dead passengers

The management of KKT Bus Company has suspended operations its busses over the tragic accident which occurred along Arua Kampala.

In a press release dated Saturday November 17, 2012 signed by the managing director of KKT Idro Taban, buses of the company will not operate until further notice.

According to the management, they will first vet their drivers and they should undergo a serious testing before the buses can begin plying the Arua Kampala route and other routes.

“We have stopped operation until the transport liencecing board company that examines drivers together with ministry of works and transport confirms and certifies our drivers. This decision was made to save the lives of our customers since many people are going to use our buses this festive season” the letter explains.

The death toll in the accident was later confirmed that eight people perished in the KKT bus accident as another passengers body was lately discovered.

The suspension of KKT bus company service has left joy and privilege in three other bus companies which include Gaagaa, California, and Nile coach to operate along the high ways of Arua Kampala.

e been confirmed dead and 41 survived in the tragic motor accident involving KKT bus which occurred on Friday night along Arua Kampala road.

The accident involving KKT bus with registration number UAM 348H occurred at 11pm at Gotagoyo village in Nwoya district about eight kilometers from Packwach bridge killing eight people and 41passengers were injured in critical condition.

The injured were later transferred to Arua regional referral hospital. 

The bus which was traveling from Koboko heading to Kampala knocked an elephant which was crossing the road and the elephant died on spot. This caused the driver to lose control thereby overturning the bus killing eight people on the spot and 41 survivors were left in critical condition.

 Out of the eight people who perished, seven were men, and one woman.

Police PRO Josephine Angucia identified the dead as Malici Augustine a male adult from Koboko, Amule luke Dinya resident of Kuluba Sub County in Koboko, Gerika Abdu a male adult resident of Koboko, Leni Justine a male adult resident of Bazi in S. Sudan, Yassin Ayiko James a male adult resident of Koboko and two other whose particulars have not been established.

According to police, the driver could have been on a high speed hence knocking the elephant thereby over turning the bus.

The driver and the bus conductors sustained serious injuries and they are admitted with the injured passengers.

Police are still investigating the matter.

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