Summary:
- Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, identified the deceased as 15-year-old Brian Niyonshima, a resident of Murambi Village, Rwaramba Parish, Nyakinama Sub-county in Kisoro District.
KISORO: One person has been confirmed dead, and four others injured after a motor vehicle overturned in Michingo Village along Gashumba Road in Kisoro Municipality.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, identified the deceased as 15-year-old Brian Niyonshima, a resident of Murambi Village, Rwaramba Parish, Nyakinama Sub-county in Kisoro District.
The injured victims include Isaac Subiza (11), Owen Maniriho (15), Gachiro Nyiromurengyeza (11), and an unidentified male minor, also a resident of Rwaramba Parish, Nyakinama Sub-county.
The accident, involving a purple FUSO truck with registration number UBM 195Q, occurred on Monday around 12:00 PM. The vehicle was reportedly transporting pavers from Kisoro Town to Gasiza Trading Centre when it lost control while ascending a hill on Basumba Road.
According to Maate, the mishap was caused by a mechanical failure after the propeller shaft detached, leaving the vehicle unable to stop.
The scene was visited by ASP Kushaba Micheal, the Officer-in-Charge of Kisoro, and Sgt. James Mbabazi. The injured victims were rushed to Mutorele Hospital for treatment, while the deceased’s body was taken to Kisoro Hospital mortuary for a postmortem examination.
Maate noted that a sketch map of the scene was drawn, and the vehicle has since been towed to Kisoro Central Police Station for inspection by the Inspector of Vehicles (IOV).
Meanwhile, the driver fled the scene and is currently on the run.
