Kwagala Faith Irene, Magistrate Grade I Kyenjojo District has lost her husband, Okiot Raphael, in an accident that occurred in Nkumba, Wakiso District this morning.
Okiot Raphael was driving in a car Reg No UBQ 371P, which was crushed by the cement mixer truck (UAN 836D) whose driver lost control at the traffic lights near Nkumba University along Kampala-Entebbe expressway on April 17, 2024.
Okiot Raphael was a lawyer with Maldes Law Firm in Kampala.
The incident occurred at Nkumba University traffic lights along the Entebbe – Kampala expressway.
On LinkedIn, Okiot described himself as an Advocate, Tax Specialist and Data and Privacy Compliance Lawyer.
He also was a law tutor at Uganda Christian University in Kampala.
Okiot also served as the co-founder at Technolegal Advisory Centre Uganda, Kampala.
The cement truck driver exited the vehicle and sought medical attention at a nearby facility.
The number of people knocked on Ugandan roads has increased from 12 to 13 people per day, according to traffic police statistics.
Data presented by the Acting Director of Traffic Police, Lawrence Niwabiine, shows that 4,806 Ugandans died in road crashes in 2023, accounting for 13 deaths per day which is an increase compared to the 4,534 deaths recorded in 2022.
Out of the 4,806 deaths, 1,675 were pedestrians, 1,520 were motorcyclists, 614 were passengers on motorcycles, 324 were passengers travelling in vehicles and 232 were drivers.
The figures show that pedestrian deaths increased from 1,579 in 2022 to 1,675 in 2023, while motorcycle fatalities increased from 1,404 in 2022 to 1520 in 2023.
Similarly, motorcycle passenger deaths increased from 552 to 614 while driver deaths increased from 198. Other than the increase in the number of road deaths in 2023, statistics show that people sustaining life-threatening injuries also increased from 15,227 in 2022 to 16,736 in 2023.
Traffic data also shows private vehicles were mostly involved in road crashes in 2023 at 2,0210, unknown vehicles were 1,254, foreign registered vehicles were 846, central government vehicles were 255, NGO vehicles were 147, police vehicles were 91, army vehicles were 76 and 11 prisons vehicles.
