NEWS- The Police in Kabale District have registered a hit and run fatal road accident that claimed the life of one person and injured another.
Kigezi Region Police Spokesman ASP Elly Maate has confirmed the accident and identified the deceased as 20 year old Naboth Owomugabe a Boda boda rider and a resident of Nyakayenje village in Bubare Sub-county while the injured is 18 year old Henry Byamukama a mechanic and resident of Kagarama village both in Rubanda District.
Maate explained that the accident took place at Mwanjari along Kabale – Katuna highway in Kabale Municipality and involved motor vehicle registration number UA 325AL T whose driver’s particulars not yet established since he drove off immediately after the incident and fled to unknown place.
An eye witness said that the vehicle was from Kabale Town towards Katuna direction and recklessly overtook another vehicle that was moving the same direction and in the process, knocked down the motorcycle that was from Katuna towards Kabale Town direction and the rider died on spot, while the passenger was taken to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital for treatment.
It is reported that the motor vehicle and the driver is still at large, the dead body was taken to the home of the deceased from the scene and the motorcycle was smuggled from the scene by unknown people and is not yet recovered.
Maate said that the scene was however visited by the Police and documented it and statement of the injured was recorded and efforts to get the vehicle impounded are ongoing as investigations continue.
