Masaka District Police Commander, Mr. Moses Nanoka confirmed the crash but dismissed claims that the second accident was caused by the action of the traffic police patrol vehicle. Police in Masaka District is hunting for an errant driver who killed two people in two separate road crashes that left two others seriously hurt along Broadway Road in Masaka City on Thursday evening.
The road crashes involving two motorcycles and a vehicle are said to have been caused by a suspected car washer who was driving recklessly. The driver is currently on the run. The deceased are two women who are yet to be identified. The injured are cyclists who are also yet to be identified.
Eyewitnesses said the driver of a Toyota Premio knocked a woman who was crossing the road at Kijjabwemi trading center killing her on the spot before ramming into a motorcyclist at Kyabakuza bus stage in Kimaanya/ Kabonera Municipality.
After the crash, the driver reportedly sped off in an attempt to elude a police patrol vehicle in pursuit. However, he rammed into another motorcycle, killing a female passenger.
The chairperson of Boda Boda cyclists in Kimaanya /Kabonera Municipality, Mr. Ibra Kiyimba said: “I saw him (saloon car driver) speeding, and I suspected something was wrong with him, but I managed to rush to the second scene which was a few meters from Masaka Central Police Station. We rushed our colleague to Masaka Regional Referral Hospital but the passenger he was carrying died on the spot.”
Masaka District Police Commander, Mr. Moses Nanoka confirmed the crash but dismissed claims that the second accident was caused by the action of the traffic police patrol vehicle.
“We have always warned motorists against speeding but they are adamant. A big number of such road crashes are as a result of human errors which can be minimized,” he said.
