Summary:
- The deceased, whose particulars are not yet known, collided head-on with a motor vehicle on the Kabale-Katuna road and died shortly after being rushed to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital in Kabale Municipality.
KABALE: Police in Kabale District are investigating the circumstances under which an unidentified motorcyclist died in an accident along the Kabale-Katuna road in Kabale Municipality.
The deceased, whose particulars are not yet known, collided head-on with a motor vehicle on the Kabale-Katuna road and died shortly after being rushed to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital in Kabale Municipality.
The accident involved a white Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, registration number UAH 868N, driven by Mutanda Mutyaba John, 38 years old, a resident of Kawempe Mbogo, Kawempe Division in Kampala District, and a red Bajaj Boxer motorcycle, registration number UFR 929L, with the rider’s details not yet established.
The accident occurred on August 7, 2024, at approximately 8:30 PM in Mwanjari along the Kabale-Katuna road in Kabale District.
According to a police statement, the motor vehicle UAH 868N was traveling from Katuna towards Kabale town, while the motorcycle UFR 929L was heading from Kabale town towards Katuna. The rider veered off his side and moved into the path of the vehicle, resulting in a head-on collision.
The motorcyclist sustained serious injuries and was rushed to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, where he died on arrival.
ASP Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, confirmed the accident. He stated that the police were notified, the scene was visited and documented, and the motorcycle and motor vehicle involved were removed and parked at the station yard pending inspection by the Inspector of Vehicles.
