Police in Hoima have started investigating circumstances under which a Fuso truck number UBQ 836X rammed into a hardware store at Kakoora Habitat cell on the Hoima Kampala highway .
The accident left one person dead and two others injured after the truck driver attempted to reverse before ramming into the hardware store .
The deceased who was seated at the veranda was the hardware's sales male, identified as Moses Kyaligonza while the injured have been identified as Eunice Serumaga and Mugabe
Solomon Binkamanyire, the owner of the house said the deceased was taking charge of the hardware store which belonged to Wilbert Tumuhaise whose wife has not been working since they delivered a baby.
"The tipper truck failed to brake as the driver reversed to load cement and damaged the entire veranda shade where he was sitting, he died instantly, " Binkamanyire said.
"According to eyewitnesses, the truck had arrived at the scene to load cement. As the driver reversed the vehicle, the guard knocked against a pillar, causing the shade to fall on the sales manager, killing him instantly" Julius Hakiza the Albertine region police spokesperson said.
"Our fire brigade officers from Hoima East went to the scene, and the involved vehicle has been towed and parked at Hoima police station pending inspection.
He said the driver of the vehicle had been arrested to aid in investigations.