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Eight electrocuted in Rukungiri District
Eight people have been electrocuted in Kakihanga village in Buyanja Sub County, Rukungiri District. FILE PHOTO
What you need to know:
- Mr Ely Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, says the victims were electrocuted when one of the metallic poles on the tent touched a live power cable.
- The dead have been identified as; Alex Nahurira, 52 and Ambrose Rwabwera, 31, residents of Kakinga and Kishonga Upper cells respectively.
Eight people have been electrocuted in Kakihanga village in Buyanja Sub County, Rukungiri District.
Two of the victims died on spot while others were rushed to Nyakibale hospital in critical condition.
The eight were electrocuted on Wednesday afternoon while erecting a tent in preparation for the burial of the late Major Godwin Kakooko, which is scheduled for today.
Mr Ely Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, says the victims were electrocuted when one of the metallic poles on the tent touched a live power cable.
The dead have been identified as; Alex Nahurira, 52 and Ambrose Rwabwera, 31, residents of Kakinga and Kishonga Upper cells respectively.
The injured are Reagan Monday, Robert Bakutana, Davis Katera, Domiano Banyendera Ronald Tukamushaba and Johnson Muhangi, all from Kakihanga Village.
Mr Maate says the bodies of the power victims are lying at Nyakibale hospital for postmortem as investigations into the matter continue.
