Summary:
- The accident occurred on Tuesday evening at around 8:30 p.m. at Kagano village, Muhindura parish, Kanaba Sub-County in Kisoro District.
KISORO: At least two Congolese nationals have been confirmed dead and five others injured in an accident along the Kisoro-Kabale road in Kisoro District.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, confirmed the accident and identified the deceased as Katmbo Kisinziro, a resident of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and an unidentified female adult.
Maate stated that the identities of the five injured victims, as well as the driver, have not yet been established. The accident occurred on Tuesday evening at around 8:30 p.m. at Kagano village, Muhindura parish, Kanaba Sub-County in Kisoro District.
The accident involved a motor vehicle with registration number CGO 9777AB/07, a black Toyota Noah. The vehicle was traveling from Butembo in the DR Congo, carrying seven passengers to Goma.
As it approached Kasheregenyi trading centre in Kagano village, Kanaba Sub-County, along the Kabale-Kisoro road, it was moving at high speed, failed to negotiate a corner, and overturned several times in a valley about 150 meters from the road. Two people died on the spot, and five others were injured.
The scene was visited by ASP Kushaba Michael, DTO Kisoro, and a team of officers. The injured victims were rushed to Kisoro Hospital and Mutolere Hospital, while the bodies were taken to the Kisoro Hospital mortuary.
Maate attributed the accident to overspeeding and reckless driving.
