Local press in Kampala has reported that three Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers died on Thursday morning in a motor accident in Djibouti, hours after they arrived in capital of Djibouti for the East African Brigade training exercise.
The daily papers said one of the dead soldiers has been identified as Maj. Kahangye, the army Director of Political Commissary.
The Uganda Defence publicist Lt. Col Felix Kulayigye confirmed that the Djibouti army truck which was carrying the UPDF soldiers, overturned killing three soldiers and injuring several others.
The Publicist however declined refused to reveal the identities of the two other victims, saying they were to inform their families before revealing their identities to the press.
The soldiers had been traveling from “their first entry point” to the training venue, Col. Kulayigye is quoted to have said.
However, according to the military source, seven were critically injured. The deceased were in the second batch of 58 troops.
The other batch of soldiers that will make a total of 139 troops slated to attend training left on Friday .
The exercise slated for Sunday is aimed at training the soldiers in peace keeping, counter terrorism, disaster management and fitness among others.
Source African Press Agency
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