A recent boda boda accident in Kampala
HABARI DAILY I Kampala, Uganda I The Uganda Police has revealed the particulars of the woman who was run over by a speeding trailer on Mukono.
“Mary Namulondo, a 43-years old resident of Nkokonjeru is the victim of a tragic accident which occurred on Friday after she fell off a boda boda and fell under the trailer’s rear left tire, leading to her death on the spot,” revealed part of a statement issued by Police today.
The statement further said that the unidentified rider of the boda boda fled the scene and is currently on the run. Police has appealed to any eye witness to volunteer information that would read to his arrest and questioning.
The statement pointed to the possible cause of the accident as the sudden braking of the rider, which caused Namulondo, his passenger to fall off the bike and into the tyres of the moving truck.
“The other factor was reckless riding by the unidentified motorcyclist, who fled the scene and remains at large.”
The grizzly accident happened yesterday morning at Lands Junction along the Kampala–Jinja Highway.
Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson further said the tuck cited in the accident was a Mercedes Benz semi-trailer, registration number SSD 842Z/SSD 336Z.
“The ill-fated truck was being driven by Somali Ibrahim Abdullahi, who failed to stop when a rider overtaking from the left braked suddenly in front of the truck,” he said.
He further noted that the trailer was towed to the Mukono Police Yard pending inspection, while the body of the deceased was taken to Kawolo Hospital for a postmortem examination.
Boda boda (motorcycle taxi) accidents are a major public safety issue in Uganda, accounting for a significant percentage of all road fatalities and injuries. The high number of crashes is attributed to factors like reckless driving, a lack of helmets, poor road discipline, and weak enforcement of traffic laws.
These accidents result in severe injuries and frequent fatalities, with hospitals often overwhelmed by victims, particularly at the Mulago national referral hospital.
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