By Alexander Okori
Police in Moroto district have arrested a driver of an ambulance belonging to Toroma County in Katakwi District for allegedly knocking dead a pregnant woman along the Soroti-Moroto Highway in Napak District.
The suspect, identified as Julius Aleper, was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser ambulance, registration number UG 7844M, when the incident occurred yesterday at around 7:35 p.m.
The deceased, identified only as Achilla, was a resident of Godown Village, Iriiri Parish, in Iriiri Sub-county, Napak District.
Michael Longole, the Mt. Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson said that police visited and documented the scene and the body of the deceased was conveyed to Iriri Health Centre IV for postmortem examination.
He said the driver, who was heading towards Moroto, fled the scene after the incident in fear of his life, but later reported the matter to Moroto Central Police Station.
According to Longole, police impounded the Ambulance and detained the driver, Julius Aleper, to assist with the ongoing investigations in the crash.
He observed that witness accounts point to reckless driving as the cause of the fatal crash.
