Pedestrian Killed in Kihihi Road Accident, Police Launch Manhunt for Driver

Fatal Accident Claims Life in Kanungu District

The motorcycle is currently parked at Kihihi Police Station pending IOV inspection. The crash involved a white Toyota Hilux double cabin, registration number UAW 240Z, and a red Bajaj Boxer motorcycle, registration number UFP 109R. One person has been confirmed dead and two others injured following a fatal road accident that occurred along the Rukungiri–Kihihi road in Rukungiri District. The injured were transported to Kihihi Health Center IV, where the fifth victim later died. The bodies of the other four deceased were also taken to the same health center’s mortuary for postmortem examinations.

Preliminary investigations attribute the accident to reckless riding and speeding. Police say the driver, only identified as Joseph alias Kabata, fled the scene after the incident and hid the vehicle at his home. Four victims who died at the scene were Byamukama Fred, the driver, Akandwanaho Reagan, Kyarisima Thereza, Tumuramye Genariyo.

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The rider, who has not been identified, fled the scene, leaving the motorcycle behind. The victim was rushed to Kihihi Health Center IV but unfortunately succumbed to his injuries. Police officers from Kihihi police station visited the scene, drew a sketch plan, and documented the incident. Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson, reported that the police were promptly informed about the accident. Officers visited the scene and the injured were rushed to Kihihi Health Center IV, where the fifth victim died.

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The motorcycle has been impounded at Kihihi police station pending inspection, and investigations are ongoing to apprehend the rider. The cause of the crash is attributed to reckless riding by the motorcyclist. Tumukunde, a resident of Rwerere in Kihihi Sub County, was reportedly riding from Kibimbiri toward Kihihi when he was struck by the speeding vehicle, which was heading from Ishasha toward Rukungiri. The body was taken to Kihihi Health Centre IV for postmortem, while the motorcycle was impounded at Kihihi Police Station pending inspection.

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• Maate further noted that the body of the deceased was later transferred to Rwakabengo Health Centre III mortuary for postmortem examination.
• The scene was visited by District Traffic Officer, DTO and the team, the deceased body was taken to kihihi HC 4 for postmortem and Mv was recovered and parked at Kihihi police station pending iov inspection.
• All four victims were from Kinanira cell, Burora parish, Nyarushanje Sub-county in Rukungiri District.
• “Preliminary investigations reveal that the cause of the accident is reckless driving by the driver of the said motor vehicle.
• The motorcycle is currently parked at Kihihi Police Station pending IOV inspection.
• The rider, who has not been identified, fled the scene, leaving the motorcycle behind.

The bodies of the other four deceased were also taken to Kihihi Health Center IV mortuary for postmortem examinations. The victim, identified as 39-year-old Turinawe Nestor of Rugoma Cell in Kanungu Town Council, died instantly after the vehicle pushed him into a nearby house. The vehicle and motorcycle were towed to Kanungu Central Police Station for inspection as investigations continue. It is alleged that the motorcyclist was riding from Kibimbiri towards Kihihi on the Kanungu Road when, while crossing Ibambiro Junction, he was knocked by the speeding Hilux vehicle heading from Ishasha towards Rukungiri. All four victims were from Kinanira cell, Burora parish, Nyarushanje Sub-county in Rukungiri District. A fifth male adult, who remains unidentified, succumbed to his injuries later at the hospital.

The body of the deceased was later taken to Kihihi Health Centre IV for postmortem, and the vehicle has since been recovered and is being https://parimatchindiaofficial.com/ held at Kihihi Police Station pending inspection by the Inspector of Vehicles (IOV). Meanwhile the Police in Kabale District are hunting for a Tumuhereze Maritazari who allegedly murdered his five years old biological child Turyasingura Remegio a resident of Kasiru village Nyombe parish Kahungye Sub-county. One person has died on the spot following a hit-and-run accident in Kanungu District.

According to police, the motorcycle was being ridden by Tumukunde Elian, 25, a resident of Rwerere, Kihihi Sub-county, Kanungu District. Maate further noted that the body of the deceased was later transferred to Rwakabengo Health Centre III mortuary for postmortem examination. The motorcycle has been impounded and is currently parked at Rukungiri Central Police Station, pending inspection by the Inspector of Vehicles (IOV). Police in Kanungu District are investigating a fatal road accident that claimed the life of a male pedestrian in Nyakiyanga village, Kihihi sub-county. According to a police statement, the trailer was traveling from Rukungiri towards Kihihi. Upon reaching Nyakashure, the driver of the trailer veered off his lane and collided with the oncoming ISUZU ELF, which was in its correct lane.