The Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson, Patrick Jimmy Okema couldn’t tell whether any of the people on the bus sustained injuries.
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The bus in flames
A bus
belonging to parliament that was being used to evacuate 25 Covid19 patients
from Kitgum to Kampala has caught fire.
The bus registration
number UG 0391 H burst into flames in Koro trading center in Gulu along Gulu-Kampala highway around 4 pm on Thursday.
The Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson, Patrick Jimmy Okema couldn’t tell whether any of the people on the bus sustained injuries.
He says a
team of fire officers from Koro rushed to extinguish the fire but it had caused
extensive damage to the automobile by the time they arrived.
Earlier this
week, Gulu Regional Referral Hospital turned away over 24 Covid19 patients from
Kitgum District citing space constraints.
More details to follow...........
Journalist
Ochola's journalism career begun from Radio King 90.2 FM in Gulu around 2009, and Radio Rupiny 95.7 Fm under Vision Group in 2012. He also reported for Mighty Fire 91.5 Fm, Kitgum in 2015 before joining Wizarts Foundation in 2017.
He has been reporting for Uganda Radio Network (URN) since 2017 before being posted as Bureau Chief Kitgum, and latr Gulu between 2018 - 2021. Currently, he reports from Parliament.
