Police officer, wife killed in road accident

Jun 21, 2016

SP Godfrey Sibomana was the officer in charge of Nyabushenya Police Post in Kisoro

A police officer and his wife died on the spot along Kabale-Ntungamo Road after a bus rammed into a motorcycle they were traveling on.

The couple was headed towards Rubaare and tried to cross the road to Mirama Hills in Ntungamo district on Monday when the incident happened.

The Rwizi Region Police spokesperson Vincent Ssekate confirmed the incident saying it was Bismarkhan bus coach registration number UAL 705L that knocked the Bajaj boxer number UDZ 458H killing the passengers instantly.

The deceased were identified by police as SP Godfrey Sibomana attached to Kisoro Police Station and his wife Juliet Nyirarukundo.

Sibomana was the officer in charge of Nyabushenya Police Post in Kisoro. The dead were taken to Itojo Hospital in Ntungamo for a post-mortem.

Ssekate appealed to all road users to avoid reckless driving and be mindful of other road users to avoid causing road accidents.

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