James Tuyizere, a 21-year-old citizen of Rwanda, passed away on Monday while in a Horizon bus from Kampala to Kisoro.
As soon as the bus got to Ntungamo, Tuyizere started throwing up.
Passenger Hamis Magomu stated that Tuyizere’s condition deteriorated during the voyage, and he looked weak before the trip began.
When they got closer to Kabale town, the bus conductors noticed that he was getting worse and relocated him to the rear seat.
The situation was immediately reported to the Kabale police station by the bus driver.
Tuyizere’s body was taken off the bus by the police under the direction of Hakim Mukama, the officer in charge of the Criminal Investigations Department for the Kigezi region.
After that, the body was brought to the mortuary at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital for a postmortem.
Following police inquiries and approval, the bus proceeded on its way to Kisoro.
This incident is reminiscent of one that happened in May 2023 when a woman from Rwanda died in a Trinity Express bus while going from Kigali to Kampala.
The incident happened around Mbarara. Uncertainty surrounds the circumstances of both deaths.
Under file number SD 19/29/01/2024, the police have reported the incident as a sudden death at the Kabale police station.
The cause of Tuyizere’s death is still being looked into.