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| ASP Kushaba Michael |
A 17 year old Juvenile identified as Irahari Baker has today succumbed to injuries attained during a serious accident involving a Tricycle and a parked Mercedes Benz along Kisoro Bunagana road opposite Mayors garden.
The deceased is a resident of Nyagichebe village, Rwaramba parish in Nyakinama Sub County and has been working as a turn boy for the Tricycle rider.
According to the Kisoro OC Traffic Kisoro, ASP Kushaba Michael, the involved Tricycle is of registration number UFR 449 C while the Motor vehicle is of registration number UBF 640 E Mercedes Benze.
The accident happened at around 12:00PM when the Tuku Tuku Rider knocked a parked lorry that hurt the juvenile before he was rushed to Mutolere hospital for treatment where he later succumbed to injuries.
ASP Kushaba says that the Tuku Tuku rider immediately took off and is still at large while the Motor vehicle driver has been identified as Kyakutwika John, a Musonga by tribe and a resident of Wakiso district.
He noted that this is the first reported accident case in the municipality this month compared to 11 cases that were reported last month. He decried the act of concealing accidents in the district which he says that it hinders justice and government’s efforts to reduce accidents.
Meanwhile, he says that over 130 motorcycles have been impounded since Monday 7th November when a country wide operation on Boda Boda Cyclists started to limit the high rate of accidents in the country.
He added that EPS tickets have been issued to the cyclists and fines between 40,000 to 60,000 each have been paid to bank while four motorcycles are still at police waiting for their owners to clear.
The major target is to curb over loading, riding motorcycles that are in dangerous mechanical conditions (DMC), riding without helmets and reflector jackets, lack of driving permits among others. However, Kushaba says that Cyclists have started dodging traffic through panya routes which may hinder the smoothness of the operation.
He cautioned riders to avoid being second time offenders are directly taken to court.
