KAMPALA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Six people died in a Friday morning road accident in the Ugandan central district of Mpigi, a police spokesperson said.
Joseph Musana, police spokesperson for Katonga Region, told Xinhua by telephone that the fatal accident occurred when a Toyota Premio attempted to overtake a Tanzanian registered trailer and slide off the road at Mpambire swamp, along Kampala-Masaka highway.
"It was unfortunate that all the six occupants in the small vehicle died on the spot," said Musana.
"The traffic police are doing everything possible to find out the cause of the accident. But preliminary inquiries are showing that the small car slide off the road when it attempted to overtake the trailer," he said.
The police spokesperson warned drivers who ply the Kampala-Masaka-Mbarara highway to always take precaution, especially after rain.
"They (drivers) must always be careful. They should avoid over speeding and reckless driving. We don't want to continue losing our people because of recklessness," said Musana.
Uganda registers about 20,000 accidents each year, with some 2,000 deaths, making it one of the countries with the highest road traffic death rates, according to police statistics.
