At least three have died and several others were injured in a road accident along the Juba- Nimule road Wednesday morning.

Major David Kasmiro, the Inspector of Police in Nimule town told Eye Radio that the fatal accident happened in Kerepi area along Juba – Nimule highway.

The 14-seater car bearing the plate number SSD 811 CJ left Juba Wednesday morning, heading to Arua, Uganda when it crashed.

According to Kasmiro, the vehicle overturned three times after it lost control due to overspeeding.

As a result, a two-year-old boy, a woman, and a man died on spot the scene.

“The accident happened due to overspeeding on the road, there are five people injured, and the number of the dead people is three; one woman, one man, and an infant at two years old, ” adding that “those injured people are now in the hospital of Nimule.”

The police official said the police are investigating the accident.