Police have confirmed that a turn boy of a fuel tanker that
exploded in Kyanamira sub county, Kabale district along Mbarara-Kabale highway
on Saturday was burnt to ashes.
The Nissan semi trailer fuel tanker registration number UAQ
912N/ SSD 351Y rolled down at Kyanamira corner and exploded. The
vehicle was heading to Kabale town from Kampala.
The driver, identified as Geoffrey Onyango , 34, a resident of
Eldoret in Kenya managed to get out of the vehicle but fell down running while his body was in flames. He was later rushed to Kabale regional referral hospital in critical
condition.
The incident put traffic at standstill for about three
hours.
Elly Maate, Police Spokesperson for Kigezi region says that after police put off the fire, they found the body of Rogers
Onyango,20, also a Kenyan national, in the vehicle.
Maate says that the deceased’s few remains have
been taken to Kabale regional referral hospital mortuary for postmortem as
efforts to liaise with Kenyan authorities and family members continue.
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On Tuesday, a fuel tank registration number UAM 292Q, from
Kampala heading to Gulu overturned and caught fire in Kigoogwa town, about 22
kilometres from Kampala city. At least 17 people died.
