A total of four Prisoners have been killed on spot and an unconfirmed number of others critically injured in a grisly accident that occurred this afternoon in Kabarole district.
The Prisoners were involved in a collision with a speeding truck on the Kamwenge-Fort Portal Road, about four kilometers from Fort Portal Town.
The vehicles which were involved in the accident
According to eye witnesses the Mitshubishi pick up number UAE 213Y which was transporting the prisoners, collided with a truck number UAY 699 Q, whose driver is being blamed for reckless driving.
The Prisoners from Katojo Government Prison in Fort Portal were apparently being taken to work onfarm in a village called Ngweri.
Among those critically injured and rushed to hospital were the Prisons Officers who were guarding the prisoners on the pickup.
More on this development will follow later on.