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