Police in Kabale District have confirmed that no injuries were recorded following a minor road accident involving a fuel tanker and a passenger bus at Kyonyo Trading Centre along the Kabale–Katuna highway.
The accident occurred on November 14, 2025, at about 4:00 a.m., involving a Yutong bus, registration number UBB 956S, belonging to Jaguar Bus Company, and a white fuel tanker, registration number RAF 976W/RL 4457.
According to police, the fuel tanker was travelling from Kigali through Uganda en route to Kenya, while the bus was heading from Kampala to Rwanda. Preliminary investigations indicate that the tanker driver, having just crossed into Uganda, mistakenly drove on the right-hand side of the road, contrary to Uganda’s left-hand traffic system, leading to a head-on collision.
Fortunately, all passengers and drivers escaped unhurt, and no fatalities or serious injuries were reported.
Police officers promptly responded to the scene, documented the incident, and towed both vehicles to Kabale Central Police Station, where they are being held pending inspection by the Inspector of Vehicles (IOV).
The Kigezi region Police spokesperson, Elly Maate, commended the drivers and emergency responders for their swift actions that helped avert a potentially serious tragedy. He also cautioned cross-border drivers to remain vigilant and adhere to traffic regulations in countries they transit through.
Meanwhile, Maate revealed that police in Kabale District have launched investigations into the discovery of a male body in a sweet potato garden at Rwabashenyi Village, Kabaraga Parish, Kaharo Sub- County, along the Kabale–Mbarara road.
The body was discovered on December 14, 2025, after members of the public alerted Kaharo Police Station. Officers responded promptly and confirmed the incident upon arrival. The scene was visited, processed, and documented by officers from Kabale Central Police Station.
Upon examination, the deceased was found with a National Identity Card identifying him as Tumusiime Justus, aged 41, a resident of Nyamitooma II Village, Bikurungu Parish, Bwambara Sub-county in Rukungiri District.
The body was conveyed to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital Mortuary for a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.
Police are appealing to members of the public who may have lost a relative matching the description to visit the hospital mortuary for identification and burial arrangements.
