By: Melanie Aanyu

A 16-year-old girl died on the spot today Thursday and six others rushed to hospital following a road crash along Kampala-Masaka highway.

The morning road crash which happened at Kavule swamp involved a Fuso truck that was loaded with matooke from Masaka side heading to Kampala and a Toyota Noah.

The deceased was only identified as Yvone who was traveling in the Toyota Noah with her relatives from Kawempe Division in Kampala and heading to Rukungiri District.

All the survivors were occupants of the Toyota Noah.

The previous annual police crime reports indicates that pedestrians, motorcyclists and their passengers are the largest victims of road crashes.