Also yesterday morning, at around 8:00am, six foreigners died when their mini-bus collided head-on with a Tata lorry at Wandago, on the Jinja-Iganga highway.
Fifteen passengers survived with injuries and were admitted to Jinja Hospital. They were later transferred to Kampala International Hospital.
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South-eastern regional Police commander, Christopher Kubai, said the victims were Jehovah Witnesses who were returning to Nairobi, Kenya after attending a three-day fellowship in Kampala. He named those killed as Sam Gilman and his wife Thelma from USA.
Others were Joachim Neuman and Tabitha Neuman of German nationality and their two drivers, Nicholas Mutiso and one Charles, both Kenyans. Kubai said the driver of the lorry travelling from Iganga to Jinja lost control while descending a cliff. He swerved from left to right and collided with the mini-bus. The right side of the mini-bus was smashed and rescuers used axes to retrieve the bodies.
State minister for transport, Simon Ejua, said speeding was the main cause of both accidents.