One person has been killed and several others injured following a cement trailer explosion along Soroti-Mbale road.
The accident involving trailer reg. no. UAU 9995Y and a Bajaj motorcycle UEA 230W occurred last night at Agumit village in Mukura sub-county in Ngora district near Akello Oils.
The deceased, whose identity hasn't been established, was a passenger on the motorcycle. The other accident victims are admitted at Ngora Fred Carr hospital. Oscar Ageca, the East Kyoga Region police spokesman, says that they are still gathering more facts about the accident.
Ageca said that the driver of the trailer fled the scene immediately after the accident. He explains that preliminary findings indicate that the truck burst in flames shortly after the driver ran away. It is not yet clear how the trailer loaded with cement caught fire on the road.
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