The ambulance was donated by Florence Kabugho in 2021 to help women access health services, especially in hard-to-reach areas.
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A shared picture of the MP's donated ambulance that caught fire
An ambulance
belonging to the Kasese Woman Member of Parliament Florence Kabugho on Friday caught fire. The incident occurred on Friday at Rutoto along Rubirizi-Mbarara in Rubirizi District.
The
ambulance was donated by Kabugho in 2021 to help women access health
services, especially in hard-to-reach areas.
Information
obtained indicated that the ambulance Registration number UBK 150G was
transporting a patient from Kagando Hospital in Kasese to Mbarara regional
referral hospital for specialized treatment.
The patient
and the other two occupants who were caretakers were rescued before they secured another ambulance
and proceeded to Mbarara.
The Rwenzori
East Police Spokesperson Nelson Tumushime said they are working closely with
their counterparts in Rwizi to get details on the possible cause of the fire
outbreak.
In May last
year, an ambulance belonging to Bwera General Hospital burst into flames at
Yerya in Kibito Sub County along Fort Portal-Kasese road in Bunyangabu district
killing two occupants.
The Ambulance was coming from Kasese towards Fort Portal
tourism city. It was later
established that a leaking oxygen cylinder caused the fire.
Bureau Chief
Basaija is a graduate of Uganda Christian University (UCU-Mukono) holding a Bachelors Degree in Mass Communication.
He also boosts of numerous training's in the communication arena.
Before joining URN, he had served as Documentation personnel, Field news reporter, Radio presenter and News Editor.
Basaija is a social critic, an advocate for independent journalism and a young farmer.
He believes in writing for social change.
At URN Basaija is incharge of Bundibugyo, Bunyangabu and Kasese Distri
