- Summary:
- According to a police statement, the trailer (RAD 940J/RL1455) was traveling from Rukungiri towards Kihihi. When it reached Nyakashure, its driver veered off his lane and collided with the oncoming ISUZU ELF (UAW 904R), which was traveling in its lane from Kihihi.
KANUNGU: Five people have died on the spot in an accident along the Rukungiri-Kihiihi road in Kanungu District.
The accident occurred on Saturday at about 5:30 PM at Nyakashure. The vehicles involved were a trailer with registration number RAD 940J/RL1455 and a blue ISUZU ELF with registration number UAW 904R.
The deceased have been identified as Byamukama Fred (the driver), Akandwanaho Reagan, Kyarisima Thereza, and Tumuramye Genariyo, all from Kinanira cell, Burora parish, Nyarushanje Sub-county in Rukungiri district. A yet-to-be-identified male adult also died later at the hospital.
According to a police statement, the trailer (RAD 940J/RL1455) was traveling from Rukungiri towards Kihihi. When it reached Nyakashure, its driver veered off his lane and collided with the oncoming ISUZU ELF (UAW 904R), which was traveling in its lane from Kihihi. The collision killed four occupants of the ISUZU ELF on the spot and critically injured four others.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson, stated that the police were informed, the scene was visited, and the victims were rushed to Kihihi Health Center IV, where the fifth victim died.
Maate added that the bodies of the other four deceased were also taken to Kihihi Health Center IV mortuary for postmortem. The involved vehicles will be towed to Nyamirima police station for inspection as inquiries into the cause of the accident are ongoing.
