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Police gives up efforts to search for Karuma bridge accident victims
April 27, 2021 The scene where the fuel tanker plunged into the river
Police says hopes of searching and recovering victims of a fuel tanker that plunged into River Nile at Karuma bridge in Nwoya district are fading due to high volumes of water.
The driver of the truck Alex Ogwal and Howard Obaro, a pump attendant attached to Shine Energy petrol station in Lira city plunged into the river when their tanker lost control when its braking system malfunctioned. The duo was on their return journey after delivering fuel to Masindi port in Masindi district.
2021-04-25 11:30:27 GMT2021-04-25 19:30:27(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
KAMPALA, April 25 (Xinhua) Two people were feared dead after a fuel tanker they were traveling in lost control and plunged into River Nile in the northern Ugandan district of Nwoya on Saturday, a police spokesperson said Sunday.
Patrick Okema, Aswa regional police spokesperson, said in a statement that Alex Ogwal, a 35-year-old driver and Howard Obaro, a 21-year-old fuel attendant with Shine Energy Petrol Station crushed into Karuma Bridge and plunged into River Nile.
He said the two were travelling from the northern district of Lira taking fuel to Masindi Port in the midwestern district of Kiryandongo.