Tragic accident claims life of a German tourist, injures two in Kabarole

A 58-year-old German tourist has died and two others injured after getting involved in a motor vehicle accident in Kaharo sub-county, Kabale district, along the Kabale-Mbarara Highway in an accident that happened on Saturday at around 09:00 am.

Jan 7, 2024 - 17:09
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Tragic accident claims life of a German tourist, injures two in Kabarole

Tragic accident claims life of a German tourist, injures two in Kabarole

A 58-year-old German tourist has died and two others injured after getting involved in a motor vehicle accident in Kaharo sub-county, Kabale district, along the Kabale-Mbarara Highway in an accident that happened on Saturday at around 09:00 am. 

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Saiga Ibrahim, Kigezi Region Police Commander identified the deceased as Dr. Wendsche Ralf Steffen (tourist) while the injured are Silk Venus, 48, also a German tourist, and their Ugandan driver, Morgan Nyombi aged 60.

They were traveling in a Toyota land cruiser Motor Vehicle registration number UAX 567C returning from Bwindi impenetrable national park for gorilla tracking to Kampala.

The accident happened at the Kabaraga hill corners in Kaharo sub-county when a speeding Fuso fighter lorry registration number UBH009B that was heading towards Kabale direction from Mbarara overtook another vehicle (its registration number not yet known).

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