Summary:
- Mugabe was struck and killed while crossing the road after leaving a bar.
RUKUNGIRI: Police in Rukungiri District are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 30-year-old man in an accident along the Rukungiri-Ntungamo road.
The accident occurred on Friday at around 1:30 PM in Rwenkurijo Cell, Buyanja Sub-county, along the Rukungiri-Ntungamo Road. The incident involved an unidentified motor vehicle.
The deceased, identified as Regan Mugabe, was a casual laborer and resident of Rwenkurijo Cell in Rukungiri District.
Mugabe was struck and killed while crossing the road after leaving a bar. The vehicle involved in the accident was reportedly traveling from Buyanja towards Rukungiri town.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, stated that the police were notified and promptly responded. The scene was visited, examined, and documented. Relevant statements were recorded, and a postmortem was conducted.
“Vehicle parts believed to be from the vehicle that hit the victim were recovered from the scene, along with broken bottle fragments suspected to be from Waragi, which were also collected as evidence”. Maate said.
In a related incident, police in Kabale District are investigating the circumstances under which a 52-year-old woman was struck in Kabale town.
The deceased, identified as Kellen Kyomuhendo, was a resident of Nyamitooma Village, Kaharo Sub-county in Kabale District. She was hit by an unknown motorcycle on Thursday at 3:00 PM. The motorcycle was reportedly ridden by Spencer Nuwebyona, a 32-year-old resident of Kasinde Village, Kekuubo, in Kabale District, who was injured in the incident.
Maate confirmed that police visited the scene on Friday. The motorcycle involved is still at large. A postmortem has been conducted, and the body has been handed over to the relatives for burial.
