KABALE – In Kabale District, tragedy struck on Friday when a grader bearing registration number UG2009w, owned by the Local Government, collided with a 12-year-old boy in Maziba Sub County, resulting in his untimely death.
The victim, identified as Nahwera Rauben, was a 12-year-old pupil at Mukokye Primary School. The fatal incident occurred at 2:00 PM in Kakokye village, Maziba Town Council, Kabale District.
The grader, operated by Rwehahira Deogratias, a 54-year-old resident of Nyakijumba in the southern division of Kabale Municipality, was reportedly engaged in road grading work from Mukokye to Kahondo.
According to a statement from the police, it is alleged that while the grader was in the process of reversing, a group of children, unbeknownst to the driver, had started following closely. Tragically, one of the children had clung onto the grader, resulting in the fatal accident. The driver stopped upon hearing a noise and was informed by other children that their friend had been struck.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region police spokesperson, confirmed that the scene was promptly attended to by PC Musamba. A postmortem was conducted, and the body was released to the deceased’s relatives for burial.
Maate further stated that the driver of the grader is currently on police bond pending further investigation.
