Rodney Aturinda, 17, a Senior Two student of Bright Future secondary school Kihihi, died on the spot after a sand quarry collapsed and buried him alive as he was loading a tipper lorry together with other five people who sustained injuries in the incident.
The Kanungu Resident District Commissioner, Shaffik Sekande said that after getting this information, he immediately brought a district bulldozer to the rescue and the body of the 17 years old boy was retrieved after residents had tried to retrieve it with hoes and spade in vain.
He added that the five who survived with injuries were on the left side of the tipper while the one who died was behind and was completely covered by sand. He added that as the district security team, they have decided to temporarily suspend the mining of sand at Kanyamishanga village until the technical team ascertains the safety of the people mining sand.
He also condemned the loading of sand during the night to avoid taxes they are supposed to pay to the district. END
