Four people died and six others were hospitalized in a Wednesday multi-vehicle accident in Mbale district.
A speeding fuel trailer headed for Mbale City from Tororo District lost control and hit two cars that had been parked along the Mbale-Tororo road.
The accident happened at Mile 6 in Bumbobi Sub-county in Mbale District along the road at around 10:30am after the driver of a diesel truck knocked a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado registration number UBA 207J that had two occupants.
After, the truck rammed into another car before it hit a building with a grocery, killing a mobile money attendant identified as Patience Babalanda.
According to Elgon Region Police Spokesperson, Rogers Taitika, two of the deceased were occupants in the Prado vehicle and the other victim was a food vendor.
Six others are hospitalized at Mbale referral hospital.
