Summary:
- Onyango, 34, a resident of Eldoret City in western Kenya, succumbed to his injuries in Kenya, where he had been transferred for specialized treatment.
KABALE: Police in Kabale District have confirmed the death of Geoffrey Onyango, the driver of the fuel tanker that overturned and burst into flames at Kyanamira Trading Centre in Kabale District.
Onyango, 34, a resident of Eldoret City in western Kenya, succumbed to his injuries in Kenya, where he had been transferred for specialized treatment.
Onyango sustained severe injuries on Saturday when the semi-trailer fuel tanker, registration number UAQ 912N/SSD 351Y, owned by Hero Fuels, lost control, overturned, and ignited along the Kabale-Mbarara Highway.
His turn boy, 20-year-old Rogers Onyango, also a Kenyan national, was tragically burned to death inside the truck.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson, stated that Onyango was initially taken to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital for treatment before being transferred to Kenya.
Maate added that the remains of Rogers Onyango, who were initially unaccounted for, were found after the fire was extinguished and are currently at the Kabale hospital mortuary.
