Traffic officer knocked, dies in hospital, two arrested
Deceased: Police Constable (PC) Innocent Ayesigye. COURTESY PHOTO
A Traffic officer who was knocked Sunday evening at Namanve along Kampala-Jinja highway has died.
Police Constable (PC) Innocent Ayesigye died Tuesday morning at Rubaga Hospital where he had been admitted.
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Mr Patrick Onyango said Tuesday that they had arrested the driver and another person who was also travelling in the car that is suspected to have knocked PC Ayesigye.
“The Driver of car Reg. No.UAS 597U and his Co-Driver have reported themselves to Seeta Police. They knocked our Officer on Sunday evening at Namanve and didn't stop,” Mr Onyango said.
They'll be charged with reckless driving, causing death through reckless driving and failing to report accident, Mr Onyango added.
In a related development, Superintendent of Police Jane Nakityo is said to be in a critical condition after she was involved in an accident on Entebbe Expressway.
One of the three car occupants - a woman, yet to identified, died on the spot. A male adult was seriously injured.
In the past, there have been several other cases of traffic officers being knowcked while on duty.
Past cases
In June 2018 police in Kibuku District
Ex-Foreign Affairs official arrested for knocking dead police constable
PC Edward Isiko died last night after he was reportedly knocked by Mr David Etuket
for allegedly knocking dead a traffic officer on duty.
The accident happened at Tirinyi village along Mbale-Tirinyi highway.
PC Isiko Edward was reportedly knocked by speeding vehicle driven by Ambassador David Etuket as he returned to Tirinyi Police station in Kibuku District from the field.
In March 2018, Cpl Wilfred Tweituk, a traffic officer attached to old Kampala police station
Police arrest driver who knocked dead a traffic cop
Cpl Wilfred Tweituk, a traffic officer attached to Old Kampala Police Station was knocked dead on March 9, 2018, at Kabakanjagala-Nabunya Junction on Rubaga Road
owned by Devine Bus Company while on duty along Kabakanjagala-Nabunya junction.
