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Seven killed after Kikuube police car veers off road
Seven people perished in a fatal accident involving a police car along the Kizirafumbi-Kabaale road in Hoima district on Thursday.
The accident occurred at around 3:20 pm and involved a Kikuube police car at Kitegwa B village in Kabaale parish, Kabaale sub-county in Hoima district.
At least four police officers and three civilians who were travelling in the police car died on the spot. Three other people who were travelling in the same car sustained severe injuries and have been rushed to Hoima regional referral hospital.
The identities of the officers and other civilians who perished in the car accident were not readily available by press time. Preliminary reports indicate that the police car was from Kikuube central police station heading to Kyarushesha in Kyangwali sub-county.
Stephen Andhima, an eye witness and a resident of Nyakasenene village in Kabaale sub county says, they heard a loud bang and when they got to the accident scene, they found seven people already dead.