This call was made by the chairperson of the Parliamentary forum on road safety Alice Alaso while speaking to media on the current trends of road accidents.

Alaso said that the situation of accidents currently is worrying and therefore something special must be done to protect the citizens.

She says that the period we are entering in is a worrying period and therefore everyone must be accountable on the road and ensure that all the laws are being implemented.

Alaso also urged the government to be strict on the road users if the lives of innocent civilians are to be saved.

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The ministry now wants all drivers, owners of motorcycles, road users and the general public to comply with the following measures. All vehicles including motorcycles must be fitted with reflectors.

The reflectors should be fitted symmetrically to each side of the rear of a motor vehicle, trailer or engineering plant. For motor cycles, the reflectors should be fitted to the rear of the motorcycle.

A reflector may be a lens fitted to a rear lamp or any reflective material of not less than twenty five square centimeters in area and at least two and one half centimeters in width.

According to the permanent secretary of the ministry of works, C. Muganzi says that a reflector shall return a red reflection when light from any following vehicles is projected on it.

By Moureen Nakyanzi

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The confirmed deaths include 5 children. An unknown number of people were injured when the bus registration number UAE 896U lost control and overturned.

The bus belonging to Western Coaches reportedly overturned several times, rolling into a valley before stopping.

According to police, the accident occurred at Kayanja, in Lyantonde and the bus was heading to Kampala from Kamwenge..

The police have had to cut the wreckage pulling out both survivors and the deceased.

The Regional traffic officer Western Region Opwonya Donansio has blamed the accident on over speeding by the bus driver.

Opwonya says the police had just warned the bus driver against over speeding minutes before the accident.

He warned drivers against being inconsiderate of other road users and their passengers by driving recklessly as this driver exhibited.

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