Two Anglican bishops on Tuesday sustained serious injuries in a motor accident on Kampala-Fort Portal Road, which also claimed the wife of one of them.
The bishops were travelling to attend the burial of their colleague, the Bishop of Rwenzori Diocese Patrick Kyaligonza who also died in an accident last week about eight kilometers from the spot where the two bishops got an accident.
Bishops Daniel Gimadu of North Mbale Diocese and Augustine Salimo of Sebei Diocese sustained injuries on the heads after their driver failed to negotiate a bend and the car overturned several times, according to the police.
Perepetua Gimadu died on the way to Fort Portal Referral Hospital.
What a tragedy.
After reading the article, it seems something aught to be done to improve the safety of that obviously dangerous road.
Over the years there seems to have been a disproportionate number of bishops killed on African roads. Having travelled some of those roads I am quite aware of the safety hazards, but questions have to be raised about the quality of the driving.
We served with Mama Perpetua on two SOMA misssions. What an inspired teacher and prayer warrior she was! The death of Bishop Patrick and Mama Perpetua is a great loss to the Church of Uganda.