Kikuube LC5 boss had stopped to greet residents when speeding taxi rammed into him

Kikuube LC5 Chairperson Peter Banura has died in a fatal road accident along Hoima–Kagadi road, with multiple casualties reported.

Kikuube LC5 Chairperson Peter Banura has died in a fatal road crash on Hoima-Kagadi road on Saturday evening (Photo/Courtesy)

Kikuube, Uganda: Kikuube District LC5 Chairperson Peter Banura has died following a fatal road accident at Kiziranfumbi along the Hoima–Kagadi road on Saturday evening.

Preliminary reports indicate that Banura, a son of Maj Gen Matayo Kyaligonza, was among several victims when a taxi reportedly lost control and rammed into pedestrians.

Authorities have so far confirmed at least five deaths, including Kikuube district boss Banura, while several others are receiving treatment at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital.