GONE TOO SOON: Body of Kirungi Kadiri, Chairman Hoima district who perished in an accident on Friday night
NEWS EDITOR MEDIA
BLACK cloud is still covering over the surfaces of Hoima District, Bunyoro Subregion, its a somberly mood every where, people are experiencing unusual coldness after receiving very sad news that their son of the soil who is the LC 5 District Chairman Kirungi Kadiri, 47 years old perished in a fatal accident yesterday night at a place called Mataagi, Bukomero in Kiboga district along Hoima-Kampala Highway!
Chairman Kirungi was driving a car Prado Land Cruiser Grey in colour Reg. No. UAH 053Q.
In Chairman’s car was his body guard NO. 74373 PC Otim Bosco aged 25 years, Acholi by tribe, a police officer attached to Hoima Central Police Station. Also Otim perished with his boss Kirungi!
According to the police traffic Kiboga report released by Wamala Region; Kiboga Police Station ‘TAR 23/2023’, the nature of accident was fatal! Police report says, accident happened on 17/03/23 at 2200/C.
BRIEF FACTS:
It’s alleged that MV UBB 059Z Fuso fighter white in colour was travelling from Kampala heading to Kiboga side being driven yet to be identified driver who fled off from the scene. On reaching Mataagi bridge, the Fuso driver tried to dodge a pothole and his motor vehicle swerved off from it’s lane on to it’s right hand side but it met Motor vehicle UAH 053Q which was heading to Kampala side from Hoima and was being driven by Kirungi Kadiri, chairman LC5 Hoima District making head on collision. Kirungi Kadiri with his escort PC Otim Bosco sustained injuries and both died on spot.
POLICE ACTIONS
Scene was visited by Asp Lokut Julius oc traffic Kiboga, SOCO Bukomero, PC Komakech with the crew of UP 5734
Deceased bodies conveyed to Kiboga hospital mortuary and pf 48a and pf 48b issued for postmortem.
Scene cleared to allow partial traffic flow as the road was completely blocked by the heavy truck .
The process to tow the Mvs to Bukomero police station delayed due to unavailability of the breakdown in the nearby area. However, they will be subjected to IOV for inspection.
The driver of Motor vehicle UBB 059Z is at large
EXHIBITS RECOVERED
● Smg riffle No. UG POL 563687959 with 30 rounds of live amunitions suspected to have been held by PC OTIM BOSCO
● 1 piece of tear gas canister
● Mobile phone suspected to be of PC OTIM BOSCO
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