KAMPALA, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Six people died on the spot and four others were injured after a truck rammed into a building in the eastern district of Mayuge in Uganda on Tuesday, police said.
James Mubi, Busoga East police spokesperson told Xinhua by telephone on Tuesday that the accident happened after the lorry loaded with bags of sugar failed to brake.
"Of the dead, three were children. Those injured were rushed to nearby health centers for further management," Mubi said.
Uganda registers about 20,000 accidents each year, with some 2,000 deaths, making it one of the countries with the highest traffic death rates, according to police statistics.
The police attributed the high rates of road accidents to reckless driving, speeding, human error, drink driving and overloading.
