Summary:
- Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, identified the turn boy as Rogers Onyango.
KABALE: Police in Kabale District have recovered charred remains of a 20 year old Kenyan fuel tanker turn boy who was burned to death after their fuel tanker overturned and burst into flames at Kyanamira Trading Centre in Kabale District.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, identified the turn boy as Rogers Onyango. The driver, 34-year-old Geoffrey Onyango, who is also Kenyan, who sustained injuries, was admitted to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital at the time of reporting.
According to Maate, on Saturday at around 11:30 a.m., the Nissan semi-trailer fuel tanker with registration number UAQ 192N/SSD 351Y was traveling from Mbarara towards Kabale town when it lost control due to brake failure, causing it to overturn and immediately catch fire. He said that the driver escaped while engulfed in flames, but his turn boy went missing until his body was later discovered, burned in the wreckage.
Maate added that the Police Fire Brigade and Rescue Unit responded swiftly, managing to contain the blaze before it could spread to nearby buildings, although three communication poles were damaged. Cpl. Kambale Isaac and his team visited the scene, and the injured driver was rushed to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital for treatment.
He confirmed that the charred remains of the deceased were taken to the hospital mortuary for a postmortem examination, as authorities coordinate with Kenyan officials.
CUE IN MAATE…..ON THE MATTER…..RR/ENG//
