Two people lost their lives on Wednesday evening in a road traffic accident involving two motorcycles at Rukoro Village, along the Kisoro–Bunagana Road in Kisoro District.
The crash occurred at approximately 9:30 PM and involved two Bajaj Boxer motorcycles with registration numbers UET 873J and UES 919S. The deceased have been identified as Ivan Irankunda, 32, a resident of Gafurizo Village, Karambi Parish in Nyarubuye Sub-county, and Edward Hafashimana, a resident of Rukundo Town Council.
According to police reports, both motorcycles were traveling from opposite directions at high speed and were riding in the middle of the road. The collision happened when they collided head-on at Rukoro Village.
The rider of motorcycle UES 919S died instantly, while the rider of UET 873J succumbed to his injuries upon arrival at St. Francis Mutolere Hospital.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson, confirmed the incident on Thursday. He noted that the accident scene was visited by Sgt. Mbabazi James and his team, and a sketch map was drawn.
Both motorcycles have been impounded and are currently parked at Kisoro Central Police Station pending inspection by the Inspector of Vehicles (IOV). Postmortem examinations had not yet been conducted at the time of the report.
Maate attributed the accident to overspeeding and reckless riding.
