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Two people have died on spot in an accident along the Kyabazinga highway in Jinja.
Three others were taken to Jinja regional referral hospital in critical condition.
The dead are; Richard Okiror, and an unidentified Kenyan, the injured are Marijan Mukama, Agatha Kuteesa, from Mayuge and Isaac Jemba, a business man from Malaba town.
The five were heading to Kampala in a Range Rover coming from Mombasa in Kenya.
Musa Musobya, a motorcyclist, says the accident occurred at midday shortly after the Driver, Richard Okiror, failed to negotiate a corner, along Kyabazinga highway in Jinja municipality.
He says as he was riding a few metres from the car, before it skidded off the road, hit a pavement, went into the air and overturned.
Dickson Rugundana, Jinja district traffic boss, says drivers should avoid over speeding and loading passengers in cars that are not registered to carry passebgers this will reduce accidents and traffic crime along highways.
He says this has been constant due to increased recklessness on the road, smaller roads and increased traffic.
