Uganda, March 6 -- Police in Kyenjojo District are investigating circumstances surrounding a tragic road crash that claimed the lives of six individuals, leaving eight others with critical injuries.

The incident occurred on Tuesday evening at Mukunyu along the Kyenjojo-Fortportal road when a Fuso Lorry failed to brake and overturned multiple times before it rammed into a stationary taxi.

Mr Vincet Twesige, the Rwenzori West Police spokesperson said Wednesday that the trucker driver is currently on the run and the injured are currently nursing wounds at Kyenjojo Hospital. The deceased were also taken to the facility morgue for postmortem.

"We are currently investigating an incident that occurred when a driver failed to brake and collide...