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A dawn accident at Kaihura Trading Centre on Fort Portal-Kyenjojo Road in Kyenjojo District left at least 10 people dead and several others injured.

The accident occurred after a bus belonging to Pokopoko company that was heading to Kasese District from Kampala, collided head-on with a taxi coming from Fort Portal side.

By press time, a statement released by Mr Vincent Twesige, the Rwenzori West police spokesperson, said the deceased were passengers in the taxi travelling from Ntungamo District. Their bodies were still at Kyenjojo Hospital awaiting postmortem examination.

Kaihura Trading Centre is approximately 10 kilometres from Kyenjojo Town and 45 kilometres from Fort Portal City.

Mr Charles Baguma, the officer-in-charge (OC) of Kaihura Police Post, told this publication in an interview yesterday that at the time of the incident, a trailer and a truck that had mechanical issues were parked on the left lane of Fort Portal Road.

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