A Fatal Accident claims One Person in Rukungiri District.
The police in Rukungiri have registered a fatal traffic road accident that occurred on the 22/10/2024 at around 11 : 30 pm at Kyomera trading center in Bugangari sub county along Bugangari Bikurungu murram road Rukungiri district.
The motor vehicle involved is UAZ 355L Isuzu Elf white in color, that crashed Edwin Akoragye 19yrs old,, a casual labourer and resident of Nyakinengo cell, Nyabiteete parish Bugangari sub county Rukungiri district.
It’s alleged that, the deceased was climbing, boarding the above mentioned motor vehicle while on motion, stepped on the rolling tyre and eventually fell down and the tyre rolled over him.
Was immediately rushed to Bugangari Health centre where he was pronounced dead. The driver decided to drive up to Bikurungu town, then handed over the vehicle to another person to deliver it to Bikurungu Police Station, on information that it caused an accident at Bugangari.
According to the Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson Assistant Supretendant of Police Elly Maate said that, The scene was visited, examined and documented by a team of Traffic officers, the vehicle is parked at Bikurungu Police Station pending IOV inspection, and postmortem was conducted. As Inquiries are underway.
