Summary:
- The fatal incident occurred on Saturday around 2:00 PM when a motor vehicle with registration number UBC 786B, a white Fuso loaded with cement and iron sheets, travelling from Rukungiri to Kihihi, struck the victims.
RUKUNGIRI: Police in Rukungiri District are investigating the tragic circumstances surrounding the deaths of two minors and a 60-year-old woman in an accident in Bugangari Sub County.
The deceased have been identified as Ahimbisibwe Darius (5), son of Turyaikayo Rauben, resident of Nyakinengo; Ainembabazi Sarah (8), daughter of Mugisha Bernard, resident of Kakirago cell; and Karwemera Kyoti (60), resident of Kakirago cell in Bugangari Sub County, Rukungiri District.
The fatal incident occurred today around 2:00 PM when a motor vehicle with registration number UBC 786B, a white Fuso loaded with cement and iron sheets, travelling from Rukungiri to Kihihi, struck the victims.
According to police statements, the vehicle experienced a mechanical fault upon reaching Kakirago cell, veered off the road, and fatally hit two children who were walking along the roadside after church.
Tragically, the vehicle also collided with a building, fatally injuring Karwemera Kyoti, who was in a shed at the time. The vehicle overturned at the scene.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson, confirmed the incident and stated that the driver of the vehicle is currently at large.
Maate mentioned that the scene has been visited, the bodies have been transferred to Rwakabengo mortuary for post-mortem examinations, and the motor vehicle has been towed to the police parking yard pending further investigation.
