Information reaching Kossyderrickent has it that Three siblings, Ulrich Kamurasi Mugamba, 31, Elly Winyi Mugamba, 23, and Tara Byanjeru Mugamba, finally laid to rest.
The three people who died on the spot during a fatal multi-car accident at the Forest Park on the Kampala-Mityana Road on Friday have been named as relatives of retired Supreme Court Judge Paul Mugamba and High Court Judge Jeanne Rwakakooko.
Ulrich Kamurasi Mugamba, 31, Elly Winyi Mugamba, 23, and Tara Mugamba, 21, who were returning from the western town of Fort Portal perished after a semi-trailer crashed into the Toyota Wish in which they were travelling.
“They were returning from the village after festivities,” Justice Mugamba, who retired from the judiciary in 2021, told Monitor, adding, “I don’t know what exactly happened because I wasn’t with them.”
The multi-car crash that also involved a Toyota Hilux, a Toyota Harrier, and a couple of motorcycles was described by those at the scene as a “freak accident.”
One gentleman only identified as Jonan, said he witnessed the accident while ‘‘I was [returning] from Kamwenge [District]’’. He described the corner where the accident took place as being “so thin.”
Tributes poured in on social media mainly from the legal fraternity, with lawyers appearing to commiserate with the retired Supreme Court justice.
“No person should bury their children or grandchild. Commiserations with the Justice Mugamba family in the tragic road accident at Buloba on Fort Portal Rd yesterday through recklessness of a truck driver,” Mr Edgar Tabaro, a lawyer, wrote on Twitter.
On Friday, traffic police painted a picture of how the three victims met their death.
“The Friday afternoon accident involved four motor vehicles, including a semi-trailer, a Toyota Wish, a Toyota Hilux, a Toyota Harrier, and two motorcycles,” traffic police spokesperson Faridah Nampiima explained in a statement.
According to ASP Nampiima, the Mugambas who were in the Toyota Wish, died on the spot.
Many in attendance failed to hold back tears as the three caskets carrying the remains of Uric, Elli and Tara (all Mugambas) were wheeled into the filled church.
Retired judge Mugamba, current and former security ministers Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi and Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde attended the funeral service.
The three members of the Mugamba family were killed in a horrific accident when a trailer reportedly lost control and rammed into two cars and a boda boda on the Kampala-Mityana Road near Forest Park in Wakiso district.
They died on the spot.
Four officials from the Uganda National Roads Authority maintenance team, whose pickup truck was rammed into by the trailer, survived the Friday afternoon crash.
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