GOMBA: Three students of Kasaka Senior Secondary School in Gomba district have lost their lives while eighteen others have been injured after a truck rammed into the school’s computer laboratory.
The Uganda Traffic Police Spokesperson, Faridah Nampiima, has identified the deceased students as Evelyn Namagembe, a student of form 5, Mawanda Bosco, of form 2, and Asege Hilda, of form 4.
Nampiima said in a statement that the incident happened on Tuesday at around 3:30 p.m when a sino truck driver of registration number UBL 790J, lost control and rammed into Kasaka Senior Secondary School in Gomba District.
‘’It’s alleged that the sino truck driver lost control and rammed into the Kasaka Senior Secondary School fence, then proceeded through to the school computer laboratory that was occupied by students, killing three students on the spot and injuring another eighteen,’’ she said.
The police officer says that the truck driver, identified as Wanume Abudala, 26, has been arrested.
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