Editor
Police in Bushenyi District have initiated investigations into a tragic accident that claimed the life of a 12-year-old schoolgirl.
Marcial Tumusiime, the Greater Bushenyi police spokesperson, confirmed the incident, which occurred today in Kigoma, Bushenyi District.
The accident involved a motor vehicle with the registration number UAZ 876K, a Toyota Premio, driven by 39-year-old Mande Muzamiru, a resident of Rwengwe Village, Nyanga Ward, Bitooma Town Council in Bushenyi District.
Tumusiime stated that the accident resulted in the death of a 12-year-old girl, a resident of Nyanyamabare Village, Nshumi Parish, Kyamuhunga Sub-county in Bushenyi District.
He noted that the deceased was a pupil at St. Andrew Primary School in Kigoma.
It is alleged that the vehicle was traveling from Kasese to Ishaka Town when the girl, who was crossing the road, was fatally struck.
Tumusiime reported that the vehicle has been taken to Ishaka Police Station as inquiries continue.
