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NEWS– The Police in Rukungiri registered a fatal road accident that claimed life of one person and left another one critically injured.

Kigezi Regional Police Spokesman Elly Maate has confirmed the accident and said that it happened yesterday July 19th 2024 in Nyakibale Kanyinya cell along Rukungiri – Ntungamo road.

Maate identified the dead as 62 yeae old man Furugense Byamukama a resident of Kanyabizo cell in Ntungwa Parish in Nyamirama Subcounty in Kanungu district and the survivor is 50 year old Dukuviki Byamukama, a business man of Kibirizi Kanyinya cell in Ndorero in  Rukungiri Municipality.

Maate said that the accident involved motor vehicle UAZ 851S driven by Muminu Bukenya resident of Rukungiri Municipality who is currently on run and motorcycle UEX152F Bajaj boxer ridden by Byamukama Duduviki now admitted in Nyakibale hospital.

It’s alleged that the victim was carrying his brother now the deceased on the motorcycles coming from Rukungiri side heading to Ntungamo direction and before he could reach at the junction, he made a sudden turn to the right side and in the duecourse, he collided with the mentioned vehicle which was coming from Ntungamo side heading to Rukungiri town.

The scene was visited and documented, the victim was rushed to nearby Nyakibale Hospital in critical condition and the body of the deceased was also taken to Nyakibale Mission Hospital Mortuary for postmortem examination. 

Maate said that both the vehicle and motorcycle were impounded and are currently parked at Rukungiri Central Police Station yard pending IOV inspection and preliminary cause of the accident was reckless riding by the rider and the accident was registered under reference number TAR 56/2024.