Hit and run fatal road accident claims life of a 16 year old boy in Kabale
Hit and run fatal road accident claims life of a 16 year old boy in Kabale
By Editor
Kabale
The territorial police in Kabale are hunting for motor vehicle Reg. No UAX316T Toyota Spacio which allegedly knocked dead Oscar Mujurizi a student of Kigezi High and resident of Igabiro cell Mwanjari ward Southern division Kabale municipality/ district.
According to the Kigezi region police spokesperson ASP Elly Maate, it is alleged that on the today at about 07:20 hours, at Mwanjari along Kabale Katuna road, both the m/vehicle and pedal cyclist were heading to the same direction from Kabale town towards Katuna side and the pedal cyclist was in front of the m/vehicle where the driver of the m/v lost control and knocked the pedal cyclist who died on spot.
Maate explained that the boda-boda riders tried chasing the vehicle but all in vain they couldn’t get to him but rather they managed to capture the number plate of the same vehicle which drove off.
The scene was visited and documented, the body taken to Kabale hospital mortuary for postmortem.
Efforts are being done leasing with cctv of Kabale to trace for the vehicle.
The primary cause was Reckless driving by the driver of the vehicle.
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