{"id":2000102496,"date":"2026-02-19T11:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000102496"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:56:30","slug":"nyamasheke-truck-accident-injures-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/nyamasheke-truck-accident-injures-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Nyamasheke: Truck accident injures 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The accident occurred in Rukerereza Village, Kanazi Cell, Ruharambuga Sector, at a spot locally known as Shangazi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Witnesses said the driver failed to negotiate a sharp bend, causing the vehicle to leave the road and overturn, injuring all 16 workers on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traffic Police spokesperson Emmanuel Kayigi said the victims suffered minor injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThose who were in the truck sustained minor injuries and were taken to Bushenge Hospital for treatment, and most have already been discharged. The accident was caused by poor speed control and improper vehicle handling,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged motorists to remain vigilant, warning that negligence on the road can have serious consequences for lives and property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mu_karere_ka_nyamas.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000102497\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The accident which occurred in Nyamasheke on February 18, 2026, left 16 people injured.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sixteen people were injured on February 18, 2026, when a truck transporting them to repair works along the Nyamasheke\u2013Rusizi road veered off the road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2000102497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[151,75],"byline":[160],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000102496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-40","tag-editors-choice","tag-homenews","byline-theophile-niyitegeka"],"bylines":[{"id":160,"name":"Th\u00e9ophile Niyitegeka","slug":"theophile-niyitegeka","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":3}],"contributors":[{"id":160,"name":"Th\u00e9ophile Niyitegeka","slug":"theophile-niyitegeka","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":3}],"featured_image":{"id":2000102497,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mu_karere_ka_nyamas.jpg","alt":"","caption":"The accident which occurred in Nyamasheke on February 18, 2026, left 16 people injured.","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":820,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mu_karere_ka_nyamas.jpg","width":150,"height":123},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mu_karere_ka_nyamas.jpg","width":300,"height":246},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mu_karere_ka_nyamas.jpg","width":768,"height":630},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mu_karere_ka_nyamas.jpg","width":1000,"height":820},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mu_karere_ka_nyamas.jpg","width":1000,"height":820}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000102496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000102496"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000102496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000102498,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000102496\/revisions\/2000102498"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000102497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000102496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000102496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000102496"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000102496"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000102496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}