Summary:
- Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, confirmed the incident, stating that the bus was transporting asylum seekers from Bunagana to the Nyakabande transit center in Kisoro.
KISORO: At least ten victims were admitted to Kisoro Hospital following a serious accident along the Kisoro-Bunagana road in Kisoro District.
The victims include Karase, a Rwandan national and driver of the Land Cruiser V8; Erick, a Rwandan national and passenger in the same vehicle; and several Congolese asylum seekers: Hatekekiza Kamara, Musafiri Bikou, Ndashima Shinan, Mukunda Esiyeri, Gato Kizza, Bonakira Baryanguma, Denise Nyirakwize, and Twisinge Taburiya.
The accident involved two vehicles: a black Toyota Land Cruiser V8 (registration number RAF 698C) and a white TATA bus (registration number UBE 621V) belonging to UNHCR. It occurred on Saturday at approximately 5:10 PM in Gasave village, Nyakinama Sub County, along the Kisoro-Bunagana road.
The bus was driven by 50-year-old Gimmei Richard Moses, a resident of Rusiza market in the southern division of Kisoro municipality.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, confirmed the incident, stating that the bus was transporting asylum seekers from Bunagana to the Nyakabande transit center in Kisoro. Upon reaching Gasave village, the bus encountered an oncoming Land Cruiser that was driving in the wrong lane.
Maate explained that the bus driver attempted to avoid a collision by veering to the extreme left, but the Land Cruiser driver maintained his position on the right, resulting in a head-on collision.
Police visited the scene, documented the accident, and the victims were promptly transported to Kisoro Hospital. Both vehicles were towed to Kisoro Central Police Station for inspection.
Maate attributed the accident to reckless driving by the Land Cruiser driver, who was on the wrong lane.
