Traffic police statistics show 118 people were killed in road crashes between April 24 and May 4th, according to the Independent News Agency, quoting traffic report. This translate into 12 people or more losing their life every day.
Of these road deaths, 28 people died on the same day of May 4th after a Link bus plunged into a tea garden in Fort Portal on its way to Kampala.
At least 21 people died in the Link bus crash while seven others died in Tirinyi incident.
Assistant Superintendent of Police -ASP Faridah Nampiima, who speaks for the traffic police, explains that 23 people died on two public holidays namely International Labour day on May 1st and Eid on May 2. Nampiima further explains that 67 other people died between April 24 and April 30.
This means the last six days of last month had 11 people killed in road carnage per day.
These road killings are over and above the daily national road killings of 10 people per day.
Police say driving vehicles in dangerous mechanical condition, speeding, reckless driving, not wearing of seatbelts and crash helmets have been the major contributors to these gruesome road killings.
