NEWS– The police in Rukungiri district are investigating circumstances surrounding a traffic road fatal accident that claimed lives of two people on spot.
ASP Elly Maate the Kigezi Region Police spokesman told the press that the 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 Rukungir district, and reg no UEO 609L bajjaj boxer ridden by another deceased Barnabas Niwebyona 40 year old resident of Omuruhita cell, Kasindo parish in Bugangari sub county of Rukungiri district.
Two other victims including Ankunda Deo 36 year old resident of Nyamayenje Rukungiri district and another one only identified as Simon, a 35 year old resident of Buyanja Town Council in Rukungiri district sustained injuries and we’re rushed to Doctor’s Case Medicals Rukungiri for medical attention.
According to Maate, it’s alleged that, rider of motor cycle registration no UEO 609L was from Bikurungu side heading to Rukungiri, upon reaching Rwengiri village in a corner, the rider crossed to the right lane and met rider of reg no UEW 244H that was coming from opposite direction carrying two passengers.
They ended into a head on collision and all fell down in the middle of the road where the rider of UEW 244H died on spot and the rest sustained serious injuries.
They were then rushed to Doctors case clinic where the second motorcyclist died on arrival.
Maate confided to the press that Police visited the scene and was documented, postmortem was done and bodies handed to relatives as both motorcycles were parked at Rukungiri Police yard pending IOV inspection.
The accident happened hours after the Police in Rukungiri registered another road fatal accident that claimed the life of a 19 year old Peter Musinguzi a motorcyclist resident of Rwakirungura cell, Katojo ward in Buyanja town council Rukungiri district.
The accident happened on Thursday 22nd November 2023 at about 6:20pm at Buyanja Town Council along Rukungiri Ntungamo road.
According to Maate, the driver of motor vehicle reg UBE 379Q Isuzu bus of High way bus company, which was from Ntungamo side heading to Rukungiri, upon reaching Buyanja Township, tried to dodged a pot hole in the middle of the road and left his lane went to the right side of the road where he met motor cycle reg UFZ 247X that was coming from the opposite direction and collided head on killing the rider on spot.