Police in Rubanda District have launched a manhunt for a yet-to-be-identified motorcycle rider who knocked and killed a broker at Muko Market Boda Boda stage in Muko Sub-county, Rubanda West Constituency.
The deceased has been identified as Alex Ahimbisibwe.
According to police, the fatal crash involved a Bajaj Boxer motorcycle, registration number UFR 712N, which hit Ahimbisibwe on Wednesday at around 9:00 p.m. at Habutobere Village along the Kabale–Kisoro Road in Muko Sub-county.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson, confirmed on Friday morning that a team of officers led by Assistant Inspector of Police Mwine from the Traffic Department responded to the scene.
The body of the deceased was conveyed to Muko Health Centre IV for a postmortem examination.
Maate further noted that the motorcycle has been parked at Rubanda Police Station pending inspection by the Inspectorate of Vehicles (IOV), as investigations continue and efforts to apprehend the rider intensify.
