{"id":5047,"date":"2025-05-27T17:05:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=5047"},"modified":"2025-05-27T17:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T14:05:24","slug":"another-gateway-bus-accident-18-passengers-injured-in-kisoro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/another-gateway-bus-accident-18-passengers-injured-in-kisoro\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Gateway Bus Accident: 18 Passengers Injured in Kisoro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kisoro, Uganda<\/strong> &#8211; Another speeding Scania bus, UBK 804Y, belonging to Gateway Bus Services, has overturned along the Kisoro-Kabale road, injuring 18 passengers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A serious single-vehicle accident occurred at around 10:50 AM today Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Chanakye, Kanaba Sub-county, Kisoro district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bus, driven by Owoyesigire Julius, 40, a resident of Ntungamo district, was traveling from Kabale to Kisoro with 60 passengers on board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As it approached the Chanakye red corner, the driver lost control, and the bus overturned, injuring 18 passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Kigezi Police spokesperson, ASP Elly Maate, the police responded promptly to the scene, and the victims were taken to different clinics and hospitals for treatment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the injured passengers, 15 sustained minor injuries, while 3 suffered serious injuries, with the primary cause of the accident attributed to brake failure and speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This accident follows another tragic road accident involving a bus of the same company, Scania bus UBM 707X, which lost control in Muhanga Town Council, Rukiga district, on Sunday last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bus hit a water trench and overturned, injuring some passengers and a pedestrian. 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