A police patrol car commonly known as Panda gali (get on a car) has crashed a commuter van at Buranga Hill in Gakenke District at Kigali-Rubavu Northern highway approximately 25km to Musanze District.
The patrol car (pickup land cruiser) which was over speeding came from uphill crushing a head-on a minibus number RAA 060H passengers sustaining severe injuries and immediately taken to Kigali Central Hospital (CHUK).
The surviving driver Rashid Sibomana reported to igihe.com that by the blink of an eye he saw the police car coming towards him as he was driving up while the police patrol car was driving downwards.
“I was coming from Kigali and when I reached in this corner, a police patrol car which was over speeding failed to control the speed and immediately hit mine at the front side body.” Sibomana said.
By the time igihe.com reached at the scene, the police patrol car had been transported a way by a breakdown, only the taxi was still there.
The Police spokesperson Supt. Theos Badege said that the police was assessing the nature of the accident so as to ascertain whether the driver of the patrol car was not on a mission which would permit him for over speeding.
Badege said that if it found contrary the police drive will face punitive measures.
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