At least six people have been confirmed dead after a car hit people returning from overnight prayers in the morning of Saturday, 25 April 2026.
About two people sustained serious injuries in the same accident. The accident happened at Rushara in Kabwohe along the Mbarara-Ishaka Highway.
The deceased and the injured are said to have been returning from overnight prayers at St Rose Catholic Church and the Breakthrough Bethel International Ministries Church.
The accident involved a Toyota Fielder, registration number UA 702DL, which was travelling from Bushenyi towards Mbarara.
Road accidents
According to the 2025 Police Annual Crime Report, 322,441 traffic cases were recorded in 2025, compared to 426,432 in 2024, marking a 24.4 per cent decrease.
The Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety also registered 26,044 road crashes in 2025, with 4,602 of these being fatal, 13,563 serious, and 7,879 minor.
Despite the drop in overall traffic cases, road accidents increased by 3.7 per cent in 2025 compared to 2024. Serious crashes rose by 3.3 per cent, from 13,134 in 2024 to 13,563 in 2025. Fatal crashes increased by 3.8 percent, from 4,434 to 4,602, while minor crashes went up by 4.5 per cent, from 7,539 in 2024 to 7,879 in 2025.
Recently, two university students perished in separate accidents in Kampala, as reported Here.
Days ago, 11 people were killed in a bus accident on Masaka Road, while an LCV chairman perished in another accident. (See Details Here, There and Over There.
