Summary:
- Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson confirmed the development and identified the deceased as Onesmus Ngabirano, a 24-year-old boda boda rider, and Derrick Muhirwe, a 28-year-old passenger.
RUKUNGIRI: Police in Rukungiri District are investigating circumstances under which two people died in a fatal road accident that occurred at Kiborogota Cell, Kebisoni Town Council, along the Rukungiri-Ntungamo Road.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson confirmed the development and identified the deceased as Onesmus Ngabirano, a 24-year-old boda boda rider, and Derrick Muhirwe, a 28-year-old passenger. Both were residents of Kebisoni Town Council in Rukungiri District.
According to Maate, the accident happened on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at around 2:55 PM involving a Fuso Fighter truck, registration number UBR 066L and a Bajaj Boxer motorcycle, registration number UGD 451R, which was carrying a male passenger.
Maate said that the truck driver, whose identity remains unknown, reportedly fled the scene, and police are making efforts to locate and arrest him.
He noted that the bodies of the deceased were taken to Rwakabengo Health Centre Mortuary for postmortem examinations.
He said that a team of traffic officers, led by the District Traffic Officer (DTO), visited and documented the accident scene, the Fuso truck and the motorcycle were impounded and are currently parked at Rukungiri Central Police Station, pending inspection by the Inspectorate of Vehicles (IOV).
