One Person Killed After Cement Mixer Truck Crashes Mitsubishi RVR

• A nasty accident was reported on the outskirts of Uganda's capital on the morning of Wednesday, April 17
• A concrete mixer truck lost control near Nkumba University along the Entebbe - Kampala Expressway
• The heavy mover fell on a Mitsubishi RVR, crashing its occupant to death; police later deployed a crane to lift the mixer

Kai Eli, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Kampala: An occupant of a Mitsubishi RVR has died after being involved in a horrific crash on Wednesday, April 17, in Uganda's capital.

The accident occurred near Nkumba University along the Entebbe - Kampala Expressway, Daily Monitor shared on X, formerly Twitter.

How concrete mixer caused horrific crash in Uganda

Eyewitnesses at the scene indicated that the driver of a cement mixer truck lost control and rammed into the barriers in the middle of the road before falling onto the ill-fated car with a Ugandan registration number.

Nile Post indicated that the vehicle had a magistrate's husband as the only occupant who died on the spot.

The deceased has been identified as Raphael Okiot; the husband of Magistrate Faith Irene Kwagala.

The Ugandan police showed up at the scene with a breakdown crane to lift it off the Mitsubishi's wreckage.

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Road accidents in the region have been rampant in the recent past.

2 killed in Kirinyaga road crash

In Kenya, two pillion passengers perished a few days back after the motorcycle they had boarded crashed with a tuk-tuk in Kirinyaga.

The incident occurred on Monday, April 15, when a boda boda rider travelling from Samson Corner to Kutus collided with a tuk-tuk on a bustling highway.

The rider was transporting two passengers, a man and a woman, when the collision occurred.

Gichugu Sub-county Police Commander Johnson Wachira confirmed the unfortunate event, stating that the tuk-tuk's tyre burst, causing a collision with the motorcycle before it swerved off the road.

Regrettably, the boda boda operator lost his life instantly, while one of his passengers, a woman, succumbed to the severe injuries she sustained.

The other passenger was rushed to the hospital in critical condition; the tuk-tuk driver and his passenger were ferried to Kerugoya Hospital for medical attention.

Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, a multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke