A lorry broke the Bridge between Ngoma and Bugesera

Yesterday even a lorry labeled Mercedes Benz has broken a bridge that separates Bugesera and Ngoma district and has befell into the Akagera River.

The lorry was full of 45 tons of fertilizers towards Bugesera. Arrived in Gashora sector as it intended to cross by the bridge between both districts, it befell into water after breaking it.

Both the drive Patrick Ndamubaza and his co-driver managed to escape and are safe now.

The executive secretary of Rukumberi, Emmanuel Nyamutera  explained that trading and street communication between both areas have stopped as the bridge remains not operational.

This bridge has been operational for 35 years ago without any rehabilitation.

One of its dwellers called Murigo Vedaste affirmed that the bridge has been broken  by the before 1994 army called FAR which wanted to stop the APR army to cross the bridge and attack them.

This has been renovated after the 1994 genocide. Witnesses affirm that even though the lorry was too heavy, the bridge itself was also too old to be broken.

UM– USEKE.RW