NEWS– One person died and three others sustained injuries in a road traffic accident, that occurred on 25th November 2023 at about 9:30am at Rusheshe trading centre, along Rukungiri Mitoma Road in Rukungiri District.
ASP Elly Maate the Kigezi Region Police spokesman confided to this reporter that motorvehicles involved included UFF 226Z Bajjaj boxer ridden by the deceased Mubangizi Peter, male adult aged 29 years, resident of Omumwino village, Rurehe parish and Sub County in Mitoma District and UFF 679Z Bajjaj boxer ridden by Tumijuka.
The Police spokesman adds that three people including Owembabazi Daniel 27, resident Omumwino cell, Rurehe parish Mitoma District (a passenger), Tumijuka Ivan male adult (rider) and one other passenger whose details were yet to be established by press time.
According to Maate, it’s alleged that the rider of UFF 679Z was from Rukungiri side heading to Mitoma side, on reaching Rusheshe trading centre lost control and went to the right hand side of the road and collided head on with the rider of UFF 226F that was coming from opposite direction.
All riders with their passengers fell down sustaining serious injuries and they were rushed to various health facilities while the rider of UFF 226Z died on the way to Nyakibale hospital.
“Scene was visited and documented by Cpl oketayot and the team, both motor cycles parked at Police yard pending iov inspection”added Maate.
The accident bring to total the number of deaths from reported accidents in Rukungiri district to four in just a week.
It all started on 22nd November 2023 when an accident according to eyewitnesses occurred at around 7pm involving a collision between a boda boda rider with a bus owned by HighWay Coaches registration number UBE 3790Q.
The bus that was said to have been coming from Kampala headed to Kanungu district ended up sweeping the victim in his 20s, killing him instantly as it tried to dodge a pothole in Buyanja town council.
Another accident occurred on Thursday November 23, at about 4Pm at Rwengiri village along Rukungiri Kanungu Road in Rukungiri district.
Maate noted that the accident involved motorcycles registration number UEW 244H bajjaj boxer that was being ridden by deceased Baganda Julius, 50 year old man resident of Nyabitete village/ parish Bugangari sub county Rukungiri district, and reg no UEO 609L bajjaj boxer ridden by another deceased Barnabas Niwebyona 40 year old resident of Omuruhita cell, Kakindo parish in Bugangari sub county of Rukungiri district.