<a target="_blank" href="http://galaxyfm.co.ug" rel="noopener">Man</a> knocked by Uganda Funeral Services car to be compensated 261 million shillings
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The Civil Division of High Court has directed the Uganda Funeral Services-UFS to pay 261 million Shillings to one Hirani Kanji.
Kanji run to court seeking compensation for damages after he was knocked by a UFS vehicle registration number UAY 513Y in 2022. In his petition, Kanji sought 300 million Shillings as compensation for negligence and treatment costs he incurred following the accident.
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He claimed the UFS car rammed into his car registration number UEC289N, damaging it in the process.
In his ruling, Justice Musa Ssekaana said that the UFS driver was reckless on the road yet he didn’t have the right of way.
Man knocked by Uganda Funeral Services car to be compensated 261 million shillings
“The driver was driving on the right side of the road as opposed to the left and he drove recklessly in total disregard of other road users. He failed to brake and drove the vehicle as an ambulance whereas it was not. The Defendant’s vehicle did not have a right of way to be driven on the opposite side of the road”, said Ssekaana.
He added that the vehicle had no right of way and there was no justification to drive in the opposite direction with no siren or warnings to the other road users that expected no traffic from the opposite direction.
“In the circumstances of this case, it is clear that the defendant (Uganda Funeral Services) tried to deny liability and avoided any contact with the plaintiff or to render any assistance in spite of the glaring evidence of the accident. They ignored or refused to give any medical care or financial support to mitigate the damage”, adds Ssekaana.
Ssekaana awarded Kanji 100 million Shillings as general damages and 161,456,000 as compensation for special damages.
Man knocked by Uganda Funeral Services car to be compensated 261 million shillings
