All the 32 people who were on Friday April 8, injured in a multi-vehicle accident that took place along Kigali-Huye highway have been discharged, according to information from Rwanda National Police.<\/p>\n
The accident took place at Gihinga area close to Kamonyi District headquarters when a truck got a brake failure, hitting nine cars and injured the people.<\/p>\n
The Howo truck with registered number RAD965X was coming from Muhanga headed to Kigali, was trying to overtake other vehicles including public commuter buses according to police.<\/p>\n
Some of the injured had been taken to Kamonyi and Gacurabwenge health centres while those with serious injuries had been taken to Remera-Rukoma and Nyarugenge district hospitals.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll injured who had been taken to these hospitals have now been discharged. No death has been recorded,\u201d Police Spokesperson Commissioner of Police John Bosco Kabera told The New Times.<\/p>\n
Dr. Deborah Abimana, the Director General of Nyarugenge District hospital where those with serious injuries had being hospitalized confirmed they have all been discharged.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe severe injuries were treated and have no serious issues now.\u201d<\/p>\n
A number of fatal accidents have been on the rise around the area in Kamonyi according to witnesses.<\/p>\n
In February 2020, in an area called \u2018Mu Nkoto\u2019 in Rugalika sector, a truck which also got brake failure also hit a bus, killing seven people and injuring 10.<\/p>\n
In January this year, a car accident killed one person when a bus collided with a motorcycle on Kigali-Bishenyi road.<\/p>\n
In October last year, in Musambira sector, a truck moving on the Kigali- Huye road also killed a teacher and injured his colleague who were walking on the road to school.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, according to RNP figures, fatal and serious road accidents declined by 30 per cent in 2021 compared to 2019.<\/p>\n
The road accidents decreased from 1,467 in 2019 to 1,024 in 2021 thanks to speed cameras and other safety measures.<\/p>\n
Fatal road accidents scaled down from 622 in 2019 to 568 in 2021 whereas serious ones declined from 845 to 456 from 2019 to 2021, the police report says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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