Police in Rukiga District are investigating a hit-and-run fatal road crash that claimed the life of a woman along the Kabale–Ntungamo highway on Friday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Natukunda Eunice, an adult female and resident of Kariba Cell, Karogwa Parish in Bukinda Town Council, Rukiga District.
According to police, the tragic incident occurred on Saturday, at around 7:40 pm at Kakatunda Trading Centre. It is alleged that Natukunda was walking from Kariba and heading for overnight prayers at Bukinda Parish when she attempted to cross the road.
Police said that as she was nearly crossing, a speeding vehicle travelling from the direction of Kabale reportedly knocked her, killing her instantly before the driver fled the scene without stopping.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi region Police Spokesperson says that Police officers visited and documented the scene of the crash, while the deceased’s body was later handed over to relatives. Postmortem forms were also issued to facilitate examination.
Maate said that the vehicle involved in the crash and its driver remain unknown and are still at large. Police have since launched investigations and efforts to identify and recover the vehicle are ongoing.
Maate appealed to members of the public with any information that could lead to the identification or recovery of the vehicle to cooperate with police to ensure the suspect is brought to justice.
