Family Of Three Perish In Deadly Kisoro Accident

Road accident

A former accident scene in Kisoro. FILE PHOTO

BY GAETANO EZRA

KISORO, Uganda |SHIFTMEDIA| Police in Kabale has released identities of the three members of the same family who perished on the Friday accident along Kabale-Kisoro road in Kisoro district. 

Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson Elly Maate said two of the victims Wilson Hatanga, aged 72 and Charles Mutabaazi died on the spot while Evalist Semahane, aged 55 died shortly after arrival at St Francis Mutorere Hospital.

Maate said that Evalist Semahane was father to Charles Mutabaazi, an employee of Entebbe Airport in the security department. The injured was identified as Pronia Nyirabasanza,55, who happened to be Semahane’s wife.

The incident occurred at Kagano village in Kanaba sub-county at around 6 pm when a Toyota Hilux Double Cabin Pick-up registration number UAK 705X in which the victims were travelling lost control and rolled down the hill.

The victims were reportedly travelling to the village from Kampala to attend a traditional marriage of their relative. The bodies of the deceased have been taken to Kisoro Hospital Mortuary for postmortem.

The place where the accident occurred is a common black spot. On June 5, Hillary Namanya, the Programs Manager of Rukundo International, a Local Non-Government Organization in Kabale and his wife, Barbra Natukunda died after their vehicle, a Toyota Mark II registration number UAG 044 M failed to negotiate the corner and swerved off the road before rolling several times. 

The couple was also on its way to attend a scientific wedding of their friend Nelson Yumvirusaba and his wife, Rachael Guhirwa in Gisha village in Murora sub-county. Rachael Guhirwa who was travelling in the same vehicle survived with injuries.

 

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