Curious onlookers gather at the scene of a road accident in eastern
Uganda's Iganga District December 26, 2016. YAZID YOLISIGIRA | NATION
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By YAZID YOLISIGIRA
A US filmmaker, Mr David Steiner, has been confirmed dead
and nine other people injured following a road accident in eastern
Uganda's Iganga District.
The accident, which involved three vehicles, occurred Monday
evening near Iganga Hospital when a Toyota Premio which was being towed
on a breakdown truck fell off and rammed into a coaster belonging to
Hotel Africana in which Mr Steiner and 16 others were travelling to
Mbale District.
Mr Steiner, based in Chicago, had reportedly travelled with
students from Barbara A. Sizemore Academy in Englewood after working
with them on a documentary about their school.
The filmmaker, who was also accompanied by his son and and a
film crew, were on their way to collect more international awards for
their documentary.
The group was reportedly in Uganda for the Nile Diaspora International Film Festival.
School officials said they were working with the US Consulate
and elected officials to get the rest of the team members back to
Chicago as quickly as possible.
Mr Steiner worked with Terrance Dantzler and Hayah Rasul on Saving Barbara Sizemore,
an award-winning documentary about the successful quest by students to
keep Barbara Sizemore Academy open after Chicago Public Schools voted to
close it in 2015.
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