By Amina Nalule

Police have warned careless drivers after four people died on spot at Mbirizi Town along Masaka Mbarara Highway Sunday afternoon when a motor vehicle Toyota Alex registration number UBA 995R lost control and rammed into a motor cycle registration number UEG 115A.

Police say the Mbarara bound motor lost control due to over speeding, knocking the motor cycle, killing two occupants of the motor cycle and two pedestrians on spot.

Patrick Onyango, deputy national police spokesman warned: “We want to caution motorists to avoid over speeding and always to adhere to the speed guidelines that are put on the sign posts along the highways.”

The occupants of the motor vehicle according to Onyango escaped unhurt but the driver got serious injuries and he is currently admitted in a private clinic in Mbirizi town.

He told Galaxy FM, the victims of Mbirizi town accident have been identified as; Kawusa Iga male juvenile of 10 years son to Haruna Matovu of Ndegeya Lwengo district. Biragire Emmanuel 18 years son to Kankaka Badru of Kabarungi, Lwengo district. Bazeketa Geoffrey male juvenile of 11 years son to Mr Sekandwa Herman of Ndegeya, Lwengo district. Baguma Eddie 30 years the rider of the motor cycle and a resident of Bwami, Lwengo district.

Onyango name the driver of the Mbirizi accident as Otwiine Eddie, 71 years and a resident of Kyanja, Kampala district. He has been referred to Mbarara Referral Hospital.

Police revealed that the bodies are at Masaka mortuary.