Police in Rukungiri District are investigating a fatal road accident that claimed the life of a three-year-old girl at Kashenyi Trading Centre, Bugangari Parish, on Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased, identified as Asinguza Josephine, was the daughter of Brenda Ekyarikunda, a resident of Kashenyi Village.
According to police, the accident occurred at around 4:00 p.m. along the Kihihi Road when a motorcycle, registration number UMA 544CM Bajaj Boxer red in color, knocked the child as she attempted to cross the road.
The motorcycle was being ridden by Muruhura Mark, 26, a boda boda rider and resident of Kyato Cell, Ruhinda Sub-county.
“It is alleged that the rider, who was heading from Rukungiri Town towards Bikurungu, knocked the child on the road shoulder. She died shortly afterwards while being rushed to hospital,” said ASP Elly Maate, the Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson.
Police visited and documented the scene.Maate said that the rider was arrested and is currently in custody, while the motorcycle has been impounded pending inspection.
“A postmortem examination was also conducted”. He said.
He noted that preliminary investigations point to over-speeding as the cause of the accident as inquiries are ongoing.
