Police in Kampala has launched a manhunt for the driver accused of knocking dead, Abdul Kawawa, a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) lieutenant colonel on Sunday night.
Lt Col Kawawa, according to deputy Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, was knocked dead while walking on the roadside at Namugoona, Rubaga Division, in Kampala.
Kawawa died on spot and traffic flow along the Kampala–Hoima road was paralysed for over an hour, as police tried to record statements from eyewitnesses.
Owoyesigyire said the unidentified driver knocked the UPDF officer at around 8 pm and abandoned the vehicle at the accident scene. There were also reports that Kawawa had been shot dead by unknown people but police have refuted the claims.
In July this year, a UPDF Air Force soldier was knocked dead in Soroti district while crossing the road. The soldier was identified as, Brian Tukahirwa, who was allegedly knocked dead by a speeding Toyota Kruger registration number UAY 582V.
Last year, Assistant Superintendent of Police and officer in charge of Kyebando police post was knocked dead by a speeding vehicle near his work station. Kato’s death came five months after then Mukono division commander of the defunct Flying Squad Unit, Rwego Muhoozi, died in an accident on Ntenjeru-Katosi road.
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