Police in Bushenyi District are investigating a New Year’s Day accident that claimed two lives and left one person injured.
The accident occurred at Timbitwire-Kizinda-Kigoma along the Ishaka-Kasese road.
According to Marcial Tumusiime, the Greater Bushenyi Police Spokesperson, the collision involved a red Bajaj Boxer motorcycle, registration number UFZ 398X, and an unidentified motorcycle.
The deceased were identified as Ronald Mwegyesa, 20, a boda boda rider and resident of Kyamuhunga village, Nshumi Parish, Kyamuhunga Sub-County, and Jumba Arituha, 23, also a resident of Kibingo, Kyamuhunga Sub-County.
The injured victim was identified as Blessing Nahwera, 17, a resident of Omurubingo village, Nshumi Parish, Bushenyi District.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the Bajaj Boxer motorcycle, traveling from Kasese, collided head-on with another unidentified motorcycle carrying a female passenger traveling from Ishaka.
Tumusiime attributed the cause of the accident to reckless riding and excessive speed. The bodies of the deceased were taken to Kampala International Teaching Hospital for postmortem examination. The injured victim was also taken to the hospital for further medical attention.
