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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>A traffic officer was on Sunday morning shot by suspected Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers who tried to block police from towing a military vehicle that was involved in an accident on Kira road, Kampala.<\/p>\n

A source told Monitor that the traffic officer, Police Constable Robert Mukebezi, was seated on the passenger side of a breakdown truck that was towing a military Toyota Prado TX that had knocked a signpost of Kobil fuel station when they were intercepted by soldiers in a double cabin vehicle with military license plates at Ntinda traffic lights at around 6am.<\/p>\n

WATCH: The wreckage of the UPDF vehicle whose driver lost control & knocked a Kobil signpost at Naalya on Sunday morning.A traffic officer was shot and injured as he attempted to tow the wreckage to police, @andrewbagala reports.<\/p>\n

READ?: https:\/\/t.co\/zspmpp3ItY#MonitorUpdates pic.twitter.com\/kcsLvI47my<\/p>\n

He told police that the soldiers emerged from a double cabin and first shot in the air.<\/p>\n

The soldiers then asked them where they were towing the military vehicle to, and they responded “to the police.”<\/p>\n

One of the soldiers then discharged several bullets on the passenger side of the breakdown injuring Constable Mukebezi in the leg, sources told this publication.<\/p>\n

The soldiers allegedly dragged the bleeding officer out of the vehicle and dumped him on the ground before ordering the driver of the breakdown to drive the wreckage to Mbuya.<\/p>\n

PC Mukebezi was later picked by the police and taken to Mulago National Referral Hospital Mulago in Kampala City where he is said to be in critical condition after losing a lot of blood.<\/p>\n

Someone shot a traffic officer on Kira road following a minor accident this morning. What awaits such a rash, negligent & intentional act, #Osirike.<\/p>\n

Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesman Luke Owoyesigyire confirmed the shooting of their officer by “unidentified persons dressed in military fatigue” who alighted from a military vehicle.<\/p>\n

“The investigations are ongoing to establish the shooter,” Assistant Superintendent of Police Owoyesigyire said.<\/p>\n

READ:<\/b><\/p>\n

UPDF soldier who shot traffic officer still at large<\/p>\n

Military car knocks signpost<\/b><\/p>\n

Eyewitnesses who spoke to this reporter say the accident happened at around 5am when the driver of the military vehicle lost control and knocked the signpost of Kobil.<\/p>\n

The occupants, who the eyewitnesses told police that they were drunk, abandoned the vehicle at the scene.<\/p>\n

Responders informed the police which assigned PC Mukebezi to visit the scene and tow the vehicle to the police station.<\/p>\n

According to a source, PC Mukebezi hired a breakdown vehicle that towed the wreckage, but when they reached Ntinda traffic lights, they were intercepted by the soldier driving in a double cabin with military license plates.<\/p>\n

The source said before they could explain where they were towing the vehicle to, they were shot at, injuring a police officer.<\/p>\n

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