Pius Kamugisha, the Co-Director of Galaxy FM, has died in a road accident, police confirm.
The fatal accident at Nakigala along the Entebbe Kampala Express highway on Saturday at around 10pm.
According to ASP Faridah Nampiima, the spokesperson of Police’s Traffic and Road Safety Department, the accident involved motor vehicle registration number UG 0382D (Toyota Hilux) that was being driven by Lt Col Byaruhabga Ephraim I.O 1st Div Kakiri and motor vehicle registration number UBK 320P Benz black driven by Kamugisha Pius.
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. 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,” ASP Nampiima says.
“The driver sustained serious head injuries and arm fracture by observation. He died on the way as he was being rushed to Mulago hospital,” she adds.
The cause of the accident has been attributed to reckless driving and drink driving (as some Bottles of Alcohol were recovered from the vehicle of the deceased)
The body of the deceased was conveyed to Mulago mortuary.
The deceased has been a resident of Senge in Wakiso District.
