{"id":2000121997,"date":"2026-08-10T16:29:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000121997"},"modified":"2026-08-10T16:30:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:30:43","slug":"six-killed-13-injured-as-minibus-carrying-wedding-guests-veers-off-road-in-karongi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/six-killed-13-injured-as-minibus-carrying-wedding-guests-veers-off-road-in-karongi\/","title":{"rendered":"Six killed, 13 injured as minibus carrying wedding guests veers off road in Karongi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The accident occurred on Sunday, August 9, 2026, in Kigarama Village, Rwariro Cell, Gitesi Sector, at around 11:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources indicate that the vehicle veered off the road and came to a stop about 20 metres away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to IGIHE, Gitesi Sector Executive Secretary Jean Damasc\u00e8ne Ngendahimana,said local authorities and security organs quickly responded to the scene and evacuated the injured to Kibuye Referral Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey are people from Ruganda Sector who were returning from a wedding in Kigali. The vehicle veered off the road, killing six people on the spot. Five sustained serious injuries, while eight others suffered minor injuries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rwanda National Police spokesperson for the Western Province, SP Twajamahoro Sylvestre, said preliminary investigations indicate that fatigue and drowsiness may have caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He urged drivers to avoid driving when tired, maintain appropriate speeds and regularly inspect their vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDrivers should avoid continuing to drive when they feel tired, maintain a safe speed and ensure their vehicles are regularly inspected,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among those killed in the crash was the father of the bride. The driver was among those injured in the accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The accident happened in Karongi District on Sunday, August 9, 2026. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Six people returning from a wedding in Kigali were killed and 13 others injured after a passenger minibus they had hired was involved in a road accident in Karongi District, Western Province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000121999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000121997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-40","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","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":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","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":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000121999,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/mu_karere_ka_karongi_impanuka_yahitanye_abantu_6_abandi_11_barakomereka-2b644.jpg","alt":"","caption":"The accident happened in Karongi District on Sunday, August 9, 2026. ","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":750,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/mu_karere_ka_karongi_impanuka_yahitanye_abantu_6_abandi_11_barakomereka-2b644.jpg","width":1000,"height":750},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/mu_karere_ka_karongi_impanuka_yahitanye_abantu_6_abandi_11_barakomereka-2b644.jpg","width":1000,"height":750},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/mu_karere_ka_karongi_impanuka_yahitanye_abantu_6_abandi_11_barakomereka-2b644.jpg","width":1000,"height":750},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/mu_karere_ka_karongi_impanuka_yahitanye_abantu_6_abandi_11_barakomereka-2b644.jpg","width":1000,"height":750},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/mu_karere_ka_karongi_impanuka_yahitanye_abantu_6_abandi_11_barakomereka-2b644.jpg","width":1000,"height":750}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000121997","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000121997"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000121997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000122000,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000121997\/revisions\/2000122000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000121999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000121997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000121997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000121997"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000121997"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000121997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}