Traffic police in the Katonga region, Uganda are looking into a car accident that killed Mr. Douglas Matovu, the guild president of Kampala International University’s Western Campus, and injured five others.
The Sunday 2 a.m. collision took place on Mpigi – Kanoni – Sembabule Road in Zzinda-Bulwada Village, Gomba District.
According to Mr. Moses Kiberu Ssalambwa, an eyewitness, Matovu passed away when his speeding Subaru Vehicle slammed with a truck that was going in front of him.
“The driver (Matovu) of Subaru tried to overtake yet there was an on-coming truck, and to avoid a head-on collision, he swerved but ended up ramming into the Sino truck which was in front of him,” Mr Ssalambw said.
Gombe Hospital is already admitting two of the five passengers who were travelling with Matovu and suffered critical injuries. For better medical care, the other three were sent to Kampala.
Seruga Sadat, the truck’s 29-year-old driver, escaped unharmed.
At KIU, Matovu has been earning a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy. Little over a month has passed since his election to the guild and swearing-in on April 19.
“The body was taken to Gombe Hospital mortuary for postmortem. The vehicles were towed to Kanoni police station pending IOV inspection,” Katonga region police spokesperson, ASP Lydia Tumushabe, said after the 2am crash.