Police in Tororo District have launched a manhunt for a driver who reportedly knocked to death a casual laborer at Tororo Cement Factory. The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old Yonasan Ochwo, a resident of Ramogi Cell, Amagoro Ward, in Osukuru town council.
According to police, the incident occurred on August 16th around 11:00 pm at Tororo Cement Factory premises, where a speeding vehicle registration number KDQ 618U/ZD3857 knocked another vehicle registration number KCQ 045U/ZA 1932 that was parked at the factory premises and instantly killed Yonasan Ochwo, who was on it tying a tape line from the rear end.
Moses Johnson Mugwe, the Bukedi South police spokesperson, said that the case was reported to police and the scene was visited by the traffic police officers and other officers.
The preliminary finding indicates that the cause of the accident was due to reckless driving by the driver of the vehicle registration number KDQ618U/ZD3857.
He condemned the driver’s actions and said that they have launched a manhunt for the driver of the vehicle registration number KDQ618U/ZD3857, whose name was not disclosed, as it may jeopardize the police investigation.
The body of the deceased was still kept in the mortuary at Tororo Hospital pending postmortem reports at the time of filing this story, and the vehicle of the accused driver was taken by police at Tororo Central Police Station as police carried out investigations-URN. Give us feedback on this story through our email: kamwokyatimes@gmail.com
