NEWS- The Police in Kanungu District have registered a fatal accident that involved motorcycle registration number UFW 808 N being ridden by 37 year old Denis Twebaze a resident of Kateramu Village in Kikongi Parish in Bwambara Sub-county in Rukungiri District who died on spot.
The deceased is reported to have had a head on collusion with motorcycle registration number UEP 852E being riden by 25 year old Niwamanya Ivan a resident of Buyondo village in Northern Ward of Nyamirama Town Council who sustained serious injuries.
A passenger on motorcycle registration number UEP 852E identified as Niwagaba Festo also survived the accident with injuries and was rushed to nearby health facilities by good samaritans.
Kigezi Regional Police Spokesman Elly Maate has confirmed the accident which took yesterday evening at Karoni Cell in Western Ward of Nyamirama Sub-county and said that it is alleged that the rider of motorcycle registration number UFW 808N was coming from Kihihi side and heading to Rukungiri when he left his lane and rammed into the oncoming motorcycle registration number UEP 852E.
Maate told journalists that the scene of accident was visited by Police Officer Matamda and team who rushed the injured victims to the nearest Hospital for treatment and the body of the deceased was taken to Nyamirama Health Center III for a postmortem examination before it was handed over to the relatives for burial.
The Police documented a rough sletch of the scene of the accident and the two motorcycles were towed to Nyamirama Police Station pending Inspection by Police as investigations continue.
The territorial police in Rukungiri registered a fatal road traffic accident that claimed the lives of three people. This was on Monday 19/05/2025 at around 20:22hrs at Rwabigangura cell, Kebisoni town council along Rukungiri Ntungamo road in Rukungiri district.
The accident according to ASP Elly Maate the Kigezi Regiona Police spokesman involved motorvehicle Reg no UBJ 330Y TOYOTA HIACE(PSV) and motorcycle registration number UFH 694X.
Maate identified the deceased persons as 38 year old Agirabyona Danison who was passenger on motorcycle, resident of Kajara county in Ntungamo district.
Another deceased person is the rider of motorcycle reg. no. UFH 694X whose particulars could not be established and an unidentified female passenger on the same motorcycle.
Other victims according to Maate are Ruhangaariho Apollo the driver of the taxi UBJ 330Y and 29 year old Nahurira Gift who was a passenger in taxi while other victims and numbers are not yet established.
It’s alleged that, while the rider of motorcycle reg. no. UFH 694X was from Rukungiri town heading to Ntungamo side, carrying two passengers and he(rider) deviated from his lane and ended up colliding with Toyota Hiace reg.no.UBJ 330Y. the crash led to the death of the rider and his two passengers on the spot.
Ruhangaariho Apollo the driver of the taxi is admitted at an unknown private clinic for medical attention while Nahurira Gift admitted at Nyakibale hospital for medical attention.
The scene was visited and documented, sketch plan drafted and the three bodies were taken to Rwakabengo health centre mortuary for postmortem.
The vehicle and motorcycle wreckage are parked at CPS pending IOV inspection. Primarily cause of the accident was reckless riding by the motorcyclist.
