By Godfrey Kimono
Four Cricket players from the SHREE KACCHHI LEVA PATEL SAMAJ (SKLPS) narrowly survived death when a wall collapsed on the car they were traveling in at Shell Ntinda fueling station.
The wall adjacent to Fuel station fell on the car as they pumped pressure in the car tyre after the heavy Sunday afternoon downpour that left roads around Kampala flooded.
Paresh Kamji who was driving the car was seriously injured as the wall fell on the front side of the car he was occupying.
SKLPS team captain Rohit Dhanji Harini said Paresh was rushed to Kadic Hospital where he was admitted in a critical condition.
“Preliminary scan results from Kololo Hospital show that Paresh’s Spinal code was injured and his neck paralyzed,” Rohit said.
He said that doctors have recommended that he should under operation.
Other occupants in the car were Ankesh Vekeriya, and Shashi Kerai all Indain nationals and cricket players who survived unhurt.
Shashi who was outside the car said he took off after realizing the wall was collapsing.
Meanwhile, Nelson Kiva reports that a church, school and over 10 people's houses are among the property destroyed following the Saturday evening rain storm that swept through Bamusuuta village in Kiboga town Kiboga district.
The storm started at around 5pm and ranged for an hour the first since the dry season started two months ago.
Part of Bamusuuta Church of Uganda building was hit by a falling tree and four class room blocks of Rise and Shine nursery and Primary school reduced to a pile of rubble.
Yusuf Muyingo, Twaha Ssali, Salongo Serwada, Pascal Mugisha, Fred Mugyanya, James Mukwaya and one Nabwaato among others lost their houses in the course of the heavy down pour.
The displaced families sought refuge at neighbors' and friends' homes.
They all were destroyed when the storm devastated their houses.
The affected people have asked government to provide them with basic necessities.