Serere MP Okabe, Wife
Police are hunting for the driver of an Isuzu truck that claimed the lives of Serere County MP, his wife and driver.
The Teso MP Patrick Okabe, Christine Okabe and driver only identified as Jacob perished in a fatal accident in Budaka district along Mbale- Tirinyi Road.
The deceased Okabe, also a renowned pastor in Mbale died on spot when an Kenyan Isuzu box body truck KCX 071 K rammed into his Toyota V8 Land Cruiser Reg. no. UBK 995F that was headed for Kampala. The grave incident happened at Nabowa town council at 7:00 am on Monday morning.
Faridah Nampiima, the Traffic and Road safety Directorate spokesperson says Okabe’s wife Christine succumbed to accident injuries on the way to Mbale Regional Referral Hospital. Their driver was pronounced dead shortly after arriving in hospital.
Nampiima attributes the accident to over speeding and reckless driving on the part of the Fuso truck driver who is currently on the run. She explains that the unidentified driver drifted from his lane in an effort to overtake other vehicles when he had a head on collision with the Land cruiser that was moving from the opposite direction.
The MP was in Mbale last night and was reportedly traveling for some engagements in Entebbe with other MPs.
