Pius Kamugisha, the Co-director of Galaxy FM and resident of Senge Wakiso district, has died in a road accident.
ASP Faridah Nampiima, the PRO Traffic and Road Safety, said the fatal accident was registered by the territorial traffic police at Kajjansi on October 22, 2022 at around 10pm.
The accident happened at Nakigala along the Entebbe-Kampala Express highway.
According to Nampiima, the accident involved a motor vehicle registration number UG 0382D (Toyota Hilux) that was being driven by Lt Col Byaruhabga Ephraim, I.O 1st Division Kakiri, and motor vehicle registration number UBK 320P Benz black driven by Kamugisha.
“It’s alleged that both drivers of both motor vehicles UBK 320P Benz and UG 0382D were from Entebbe side heading to Busega side via Entebbe-Kampala Expressway and towards Nakigalala at Kilometer 10, the driver of UBK 320P who was speeding decided to overtake MV UG which was driving in the outer lane at a short distance, in the process, he knocked MV UG 0382D on rear light on the driver’s side, continued by scratching the driver’s door and then hit off the side mirror,” Nampiima noted.
She added: “Kamugisha, the deceased, lost control and knocked the middle concrete barrier, the vehicle crossed back to the outer lane, rolled to the trench then overturned several times up to the resting position approximately 600m from the point of impact.”
He sustained serious head injuries and arm fracture by observation. He died on the way as he was being rushed to Mulago hospital.
Nampiima said the cause of the accident has been attributed to reckless driving and drink driving. Some bottles of alcohol were recovered from the vehicle of the deceased.
The body of the deceased was conveyed to Mulago mortuary.