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Tree kills 43-year-old man at Wakiso construction site
Owoyesigyire said the victim was rushed to the nearby health centre for treatment but later died while being transported to Mulago Hospital.
Luke Owoyesigyire, Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson addressing journalists today (August 10) during a weekly press briefing at the police headquarters in Naguru, Kampala (Photo by Mpalanyi Ssentongo)
By: John Masaba, Journalist @New Vision
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Police are investigating circumstances under which a 43-year-old man died after a tree collapsed and fell on him at a construction site in Kira Municipality, Wakiso district.
According to Luke Owoyesigyire, Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson, the incident happened at site in Kitikifumba Zone on Sunday, injuring the yet-to-be-identified victim.
Addressing journalists today (August 10) during a weekly press briefing at the police headquarters in Naguru, Kampala, Owoyesigyire said the victim was rushed to the nearby health centre for treatment but later died while being transported to Mulago Hospital.
He said the issue is being treated as a case of rash and negligent act, which resulted into death.
He said police had visited and examined the scene as part of investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
“We shall be giving you more details as they become available,” Owoyesigyire said, adding that police would communicate the next course of action after investigations.
The incident has raised concerns about safety measures at construction sites, particularly where tree-cutting or other activities could pose risks to workers and members of the public.
He said police had visited and examined the scene as part of investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
“We shall be giving you more details as they become available,” Owoyesigyire said, adding that police would communicate the next course of action after investigations.
The incident has raised concerns about safety measures at construction sites, particularly where tree-cutting or other activities could pose risks to workers and members of the public.
Cases of rash and neglect are not uncommon. In 2021, Police at Abaita Ababiri arrested Margaret Kawambu on allegations of committing a Rush and Negligent Act.
It is alleged that the community of Abaita Ababiri cell in Katabi Town Council reported sighting a body of a Juvenile that had been abandoned in a house.
The police responded and the body, which seemed malnourished was picked and conveyed to the City Mortuary at Mulago for a postmortem examination.
The deceased was later identified as eight-month-old Princess Nakiwala. According to information gathered, both her parents were drunkards and had been starving her.
Under the Penal Code Act, a charge of a rash or negligent act (often referred to as rash and neglect) involves doing a reckless, impulsive act or failing to provide proper care that results in harm or death without amounting to murder or manslaughter. The offense carries a maximum sentence of up to seven years in prison upon conviction.
It is alleged that the community of Abaita Ababiri cell in Katabi Town Council reported sighting a body of a Juvenile that had been abandoned in a house.
The police responded and the body, which seemed malnourished was picked and conveyed to the City Mortuary at Mulago for a postmortem examination.
The deceased was later identified as eight-month-old Princess Nakiwala. According to information gathered, both her parents were drunkards and had been starving her.
Under the Penal Code Act, a charge of a rash or negligent act (often referred to as rash and neglect) involves doing a reckless, impulsive act or failing to provide proper care that results in harm or death without amounting to murder or manslaughter. The offense carries a maximum sentence of up to seven years in prison upon conviction.