Police in Mt Moroto Region have arrested an ambulance driver for knocking dead a pregnant woman along the Moroto-Soroti highway.
The fatal hit-and-run accident occurred on 12/10/2026 at around 7:35 pm at Kasile Village, Iriiri Sub-county in Napak District.
It is alleged that a speeding white Toyota Land Cruiser ambulance attached to Toroma County in Katakwi District, heading towards Moroto, knocked a pregnant female pedestrian who was walking alongside the road. She died on the spot.
Local people identified the victim as Achilla, a resident of Go Down Village, Iriiri Sub-county.
Mt Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson, Mike Longole, confirmed the incident, stating that the investigation team visited the scene.
Longole said police impounded the suspect vehicle, Reg. No. UG 7844M Toyota Land Cruiser Ambulance and detained the driver, Julius Aleper, to assist with investigations. He said that officers picked coordinates and drew a sketch plan as investigations kicked off.
According to Longole, preliminary findings show that the accident was caused by reckless driving.
”The vehicle is parked at the police yard pending IOV inspection. The body of the deceased has been conveyed to Iriiri Health Centre IV for postmortem,” Longole said.
”We condole with the family of the deceased and appeal to motorists to avoid speeding and observe traffic regulations. Investigations continue,” Longole added-URN. Give us feedback on this story through our email: kamwokyatimes@gmail.com
