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The police annual crime report, launched today March 30, 2025 indicates that road accidents have increased by 3.7%
The report released today at the Police Headquarters in Naguru indicated that number of crashes have increased from 25,107 in 2024 to 26,044 in 2025.
The Traffic Police director, AIGP Lawrence Nuwabiine said that of the 26,044 crashes, 4,602 were fatal meaning that there was a life or more lost in these accidents while 13,563 were serious and 7,879 were minor.
AIGP Lawrence Niwabiine.
In these accidents, the deaths have also gone up by 4.7% from 5144 in 2024 to 5,383 in 2025 while serious injuries also increased by 8.4% from 17,013 in 2024 to 18,444 in 2025.
The 5,383 deaths indicate that on average, 15 people were killed everyday in accidents on Ugandan roads.
The traffic police director attributed the increased crashes and fatalities to peak periods which come with higher travel demand, increased commercial activity and longer travel distances especially during the festive season.
“Most accidents and fatalities are recorded in December since in this month there are heightened activities as everybody is very vigorous and this vigour is translated onto our roads,”Nuwabiine said.
Police indicated that most accidents happened on straight road section where speeding and risky overtaking are more prevalent , suggesting that driver behaviour , rather than road geometry alone, remains a major contributing factor in crash occurrence in Uganda.
The police report indicates that motorcycles were the most affected vehicles involved in accidents in 2025 with 15,096 involved, 3,224 of these being fatal accidents, 10,276 being serious and 1,596 being minor.
Source:Nile post
The report released today at the Police Headquarters in Naguru indicated that number of crashes have increased from 25,107 in 2024 to 26,044 in 2025.
The Traffic Police director, AIGP Lawrence Nuwabiine said that of the 26,044 crashes, 4,602 were fatal meaning that there was a life or more lost in these accidents while 13,563 were serious and 7,879 were minor.
AIGP Lawrence Niwabiine.
In these accidents, the deaths have also gone up by 4.7% from 5144 in 2024 to 5,383 in 2025 while serious injuries also increased by 8.4% from 17,013 in 2024 to 18,444 in 2025.
The 5,383 deaths indicate that on average, 15 people were killed everyday in accidents on Ugandan roads.
The traffic police director attributed the increased crashes and fatalities to peak periods which come with higher travel demand, increased commercial activity and longer travel distances especially during the festive season.
“Most accidents and fatalities are recorded in December since in this month there are heightened activities as everybody is very vigorous and this vigour is translated onto our roads,”Nuwabiine said.
Police indicated that most accidents happened on straight road section where speeding and risky overtaking are more prevalent , suggesting that driver behaviour , rather than road geometry alone, remains a major contributing factor in crash occurrence in Uganda.
The police report indicates that motorcycles were the most affected vehicles involved in accidents in 2025 with 15,096 involved, 3,224 of these being fatal accidents, 10,276 being serious and 1,596 being minor.
Source:Nile post