One person has been confirmed dead and six others injured in a road accident that occurred on Monday evening at Kabaraga Village along the Kabale–Mbarara highway in Kabale District.
The deceased has been identified as one-year-old Jovita Nuwatuha, daughter of Evas Habaasa, a teacher and resident of Ntungamo District.
The injured victims include: Kaninye Mathias (27) the driver of the vehicle, Ahereza Derrick a student at Mbarara University, Habaasa Evas (35) a resident of Ntungamo District, Nuwasiima Viran (7), Dare Samuel (47) a Nigerian national and lecturer at Kabale University and Ampaire Tracy (21) a student at Mbarara University
The accident happened at around 6:40 p.m. when a grey Toyota Super Custom, registration number UBA 675T, traveling from Kabale towards Mbarara, reportedly developed brake failure and overturned.
Kigezi Region Police spokesperson Elly Maate said the scene was visited by Kabale District Police Commander SP Okello and the traffic team.
Maate said that the injured were rushed to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital for treatment, while the body of the deceased was taken to the same hospital’s mortuary for a postmortem examination.
Police have since towed the vehicle to Kabale Central Police Station, where it is being held pending inspection and further investigations.
