Police Launch Hunt for Hit and Run Driver In Rukungiri

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Police in Rukungiri is on the hunt for a driver who knocked a male pedestrian dead.

The incident happened  on Tuesday 20/6/2023 at about 7:47pm at Mukiragero village along Rukungiri Ntungamo Road Rukungiri District .

Elly Maate kigezi region police spokesperson identified the deceased as Mubangizi Musa 47yrs old resident of  katunga cell  Buyanja S/County  Rukungiri District 

It’s alleged that Motor Vehicle reg UAZ 405C suzuki that was coming from Ntungamo side heading to Rukungiri Town and on reaching at mukiragero trading centre at  a high speed hit the hump and knocked a pedestrian one mubangizi musa who was  crossing the road the Motor vehicle sped off from the scene  while the victim died on the way to nyakibale hospital body taken to Deceased home at katunga cell Buyanja s/County Rukungiri District pending postmortem 

Maate said Police traffic Rukungiri led by Cpl oketayot and PC Owiny  visited the

Scene and sketch planwas drawn  He adds that efforts to recover both vehicle and the  driver is under way as Inquiries continue