By Kenneth Wamatoyi
BUIKWE
On August 29, 2024, at 11:30 am, traffic police in Buikwe District reported a fatal accident at Lugalambo Tea Plantation along the Kampala-Jinja Highway. The accident involved a Caterpillar grader (UBM 611U) and a Honda motorcycle (UEP 551K).
According to Sezibwa Region Police Spokesperson, SP Hellen Butoto, the unidentified grader driver was exiting a feeder road onto the Kampala-Jinja Highway when it collided with the motorcycle, ridden by Sulaiman Muwawu, who was traveling from Kampala to Jinja. The impact knocked off the front tire of the grader, resulting in Muwawu’s instant death.
The deceased, identified as 40-year-old Sulaiman Muwawu, a resident of Seeta, Mukono, was riding motorcycle UEP 551K. The driver of the grader remains at large as investigations continue.
Both vehicles are currently parked at Mabira Police Station pending inspection, while the body has been taken to Kawolo Hospital mortuary for a post-mortem examination.
She went ahead and warned the road users against over speeding and always taking road measures.