Serere County MP Okabe, Wife Perish In Road Accident
December 19, 2022
Bishop Patrick Okabe and wife perish in road accident
Serere county Member of Parliament Bishop Patrick Okabe and wife, have been confirmed dead in a motor accident along the Mbale-Tirinyi road.
According to the Bukedi North Police Spokesperson ASP Immaculate Alaso, the accident happened at 7am on Monday at Naboa in Budaka district when the vehicle, a Land Cruiser, registration number UBK 995F in which the legislator was travelling collided with a truck with Kenyan registration numbers, KCX 0710K.
“The cause of the accident has been attributed to the Isuzu box body driver who drifted from his side to the side of the Landcruiser that was coming from Mbale heading to Iganga and had a head on collision,”Alaso said.
The Bukedi North police spokesperson said the legislator died on the spot whereas his wife, Christine Okabe was rushed to Mbale regional referral hospital in critical condition but later passed on.
The driver of the Land Cruiser only identified as Jacob remains in critical condition at Mbale regional referral hospital.
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