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According to police, both the rider and a passenger on the motorcycle, whose identities have not yet been established, died instantly.
KABALE: Two unidentified people have reportedly died in a fatal road accident along the Kabale-Mbarara road in Kabale District.
The accident occurred on Saturday at around 12:30 AM in Nyakijumba and involved a white Scania truck, registration number UAJ 353Y, and a red HAOJUE motorcycle, registration number UGH 748T. The driver of the truck, whose identity remains unknown, fled the scene, while the motorcycle rider died on the spot.
According to police, both the rider and a passenger on the motorcycle, whose identities have not yet been established, died instantly.
Reports indicate that the truck, traveling from Mbarara toward Kabale, lost control near Harvest Petrol Station and collided with the motorcycle, which was traveling in the opposite direction.
Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson Elly Maate confirmed the incident, stating that police officers, led by CPL Mugabi, visited the scene. The bodies of the deceased were transported to Kabale Referral Hospital mortuary pending postmortem examinations.
Maate has urged anyone missing a loved one to visit the hospital mortuary for identification and to claim the bodies for a dignified burial.
Meanwhile, the motorcycle was towed to Kabale Central Police Station, while the truck remains at the scene awaiting offloading. Maate attributed the accident to reckless driving by the truck driver.
