Summary:
- The particulars of the driver have not yet been established as he is currently on the run, but efforts to apprehend him are ongoing.
KISORO: Police in Kisoro District have identified the deceased and the victims involved in an accident along the Kisoro–Kabale Road in Kanaba Sub-County.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson, named the deceased as Katembo Kisinziro, a resident of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Masika Tseda Wivine, 31, a resident of Goma in the DRC.
Maate also identified the victims as Kahindo Esperance Kirumbiri, 36, a resident of Butembo in the DRC; Kahambo Kimwana Imerida, 17, a resident of Goma in the DRC; Baluku Rusasa Felix, 3, son of the deceased Masika; Kambale Rusasa Wilfred, 2, son of the deceased Masika; and Muhindo Kigoma Ibrahim, 87, a resident of Beni in the DRC.
The particulars of the driver have not yet been established as he is currently on the run, but efforts to apprehend him are ongoing.
The accident involved a motor vehicle with registration number CGO 9777AB/07, a black Toyota Noah. The vehicle was traveling from Butembo in the DRC, carrying seven passengers to Goma.
The scene was visited by ASP Kushaba Michael, DTO Kisoro, and a team of officers. The injured victims were rushed to Kisoro Hospital and Mutolere Hospital, while the bodies were taken to the Kisoro Hospital mortuary.
