VIDEO: Investigations Reveal Ziggy Wine Died Following Serious Accident

Thorough investigations by the Uganda Police have revealed that Michael Kalinda also known as Ziggy Wine sustained serious injuries after a motorcycle accident in Kyebando.

Kalinda who died on Sunday night, according to police did not have any identification at the time of the accident, making it difficult for the police to identify him.

However, his relatives later discovered he had been in hospital. They then took him to various hospitals including Nsambya and Mulago where he eventually died from the injuries.

Police Spokesman Fred Enanga said at a press conference that Kalinda’s relatives were aware of the circumstances under which the singer had suffered life-threatening injuries but they had not informed the police.

Full police statement 

On the 21/7/2019 at around 2200/c, Aip Ojok Patrick attached to Kyebando police post received information of a serious accident involving the rider of blue Honda motorcycle and an unknown lady who was crossing the road, this occurred at Kyamuka area along the northern bypass at around 1930/c.

FINDINGS
– The rider who was coming from Kalerwe side heading towards Kyebando was in a high speed trying to overtake a vehicle, another vehicle coming from Kyebando side heading towards Kalerwe side came with full light which made the rider lose control and knocked the lady called Atwori loy who was crossing the road from left to right.
-The rider who was not unknown by then and did not have any identity card fell in a trench where he was picked by the onlookers and rushed him to hope clinic in Kyamuka where the doctor gave him first aid and referred him to Mulago referral hospital.
The rider was brought to the doctor called Kule Simon while bleeding from the nose and the forehead, his eye, fingers were injured with one finger missing while the middle finger almost fell off.
-The rider / deceased was taken to Mulago by one Turyamureba Amos who handed him to casualty ward Mulago hospital. The deceased stayed in Mulago with no relative and the doctor told Kule that the patient needed CT scan.
The knocked victim who was a lady was taken in the same hope clinic but was transferred to another clinic called Kamwokya Christian clinic and after three days was discharged.
-On the 5/8/2019 there a number of media platforms which wrote an article about the kidnap, torture, and death of one Alinda Michael alias Ziggy wine by business rivals, it’s these rumors which led to the residents of Kyamuka to avail the information to police of the actual incident and contradicted the media information.
The motorcycle of the deceased was handed in at Kyebando police post with no number plate.
The number plate number UDC 434W was brought by Musobozi Podian who picked it from the scene.
It was discovered that the unknown rider was called Alinda Michael alias Ziggy wine and is the same person who was alleged to have been kidnapped, tortured and murdered by unknown people.

POLICE ACTION

1. Case registered vide SD ref 19 /21/7/2019 Kyebando police
Motorcycle blue Honda was recovered and currently at Kira road police
Statements of witnesses recorded the recovered registration number plate submitted to Ura for verification.