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Two mechanics killed in Masaka as lorry tyre explodes

Two mechanics killed in Masaka as lorry tyre explodes

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2024-07-14 17:08:58

Tragedy struck in Kijjabwemi, a suburb of Masaka City, when a lorry tyre burst claimed the lives of two mechanics on Sunday morning.

The victims, identified as Joseph Norman Abooki, 39, and Timothy Ddamulira, 15, both residents of Kijjabwemi in Kimaanya-Kabonera Municipality, were fatally injured in the incident which occurred around 9 AM.

Eyewitnesses recounted that the explosion happened as one of the deceased was using a metal tool to fix a spare tyre rim at a local garage.

“They [mechanics] were wielding a metal to fix a spare tyre rim, but…

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