Preliminary reports show that the accident occurred around 12 Noon in Aluyi after the coaster lost control and overturned resulting from brake failure.
The health facility which receives patients from parts of Nwoya, Nebbi and the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC is operating on a single oxygen cylinder which is also shared by at least three patients in the ICU daily.
Josephine Angucia, the West Nile Region Police Spokesperson says the accident victims were travelling to their gardens in Bira village in Nwoya district when their boat capsized because of heavy wind.
