Police have named 14 of the 17 victims who perished in the accident at Adebe trading center in Kamdini along the Kampala-Gulu highway.
The accident happened at Midnight of January 6, 2022 when a bus Registration Number UAT 259P rammed into a Trailer Registration Number UAZ 381A/ UBD 318C Mercedes Benz Actros.
Patrick Jimmy Okema, the North Kyoga police spokesperson on Saturday morning identified 14 of the deceased as follows.
1. Obwona Simon Peter 34 yrs old from Kitgum.
2. Kumakech Richard 38 yrs old from Gulu.
3. Otto James 35 yrs old from Kitgum
4. Aloyo Prossy 39 yrs old from Gulu
5. AmaroRwot Stacy 9months old baby to Aloyo Prossy from Gulu.
6. Akongo Getu 45 yrs old from Busia.
7. Ntesibe Tonny 28 yrs old from Masaka.
8. Ndunkan Lakisa 22 yrs old from Kitgumba Kiryandongo.
9. Ndungo Joseburd Ivan 29 yrs old from Nyabogando Bwera in Kasese.
10. Owiny Ambrose 20 yrs old from Adebe Kamdini.
11. Abaja Beatrice 26 yrs old from Ober Entebbe Lira-City.
12. Ibrahim Fadulu 29 yrs old from Iganga.
13. Ogwenge Deborah 28 yrs old from Butaleja.
14. Obuki Bonny 34 yrs old from Acekelele Oyam.
Police say three other bodies are not claimed and hence not yet identified
“Postmortem were conducted on the 14 dead bodies whose relatives claimed and bodies handed over to them for burial,,,we have only 3 dead bodies remaining in Anyeke Health IV including the one who passed on last night, said Okema
He noted that 20 of the injured are still being administered by the medics in the hospital.
