{"id":464303,"date":"2011-07-19T13:18:35","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T13:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/19\/varsity-student-dies-in-motorbike-accident\/"},"modified":"2011-07-19T13:18:35","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T13:18:35","slug":"varsity-student-dies-in-motorbike-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/19\/varsity-student-dies-in-motorbike-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Varsity Student Dies in Motorbike Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"31.7239244816\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/newtimes180.jpg\" alt=\"The New Times (Kigali)\" title=\"Visit The New Times (Kigali)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dan Ngabonziza<\/p>\n<p>18 July 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Nyagatare &#8211; a Second-Year student at Umutara Polytechnic University in Nyagatare district died as a result of injuries sustained in a collision that involved a truck and a motorbike.<\/p>\n<p>According to Police, Godwin Kamanzi, who was pursuing a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), died when the motorbike he was riding on was knocked down by a speeding truck.<\/p>\n<p>He was on his way to school after attending his Uncle&#8217;s burial in Matimba sector last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He had gone for his uncle&#8217;s burial in Matimba sector when a speeding truck hit the motor bike he was travelling on,&#8221; a police officer told The New Times.<\/p>\n<p>He was pronounced dead at Nyagatare Hospital as he was being treated. Grief engulfed Umutara Polytechnic University when the news broke out<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s unbelievable. We had been together before he departed for his uncle&#8217;s burial. We are really shocked to lose such a friend and campus mate,&#8221; Stephen Gasore, a friend and fellow student, said.<\/p>\n<p>The University guild president, Paul Kalisa told The New Times that the student community viewed Kamanzi&#8217;s body to bid their last farewell.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a tragedy that we have lost one of our students. We send special condolences to his family and we regret such a tragic death as a student community,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The body was taken to his home in Gatsata, a Kigali city suburb. The burial arrangements are scheduled for today.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201107190951.html\" title=\"Varsity Student Dies in Motorbike Accident\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Varsity Student Dies in Motorbike Accident<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Dan Ngabonziza 18 July 2011 Nyagatare &#8211; a Second-Year student at Umutara Polytechnic University in Nyagatare district died as a result of injuries sustained in a collision that involved a truck and a motorbike. According to Police, Godwin Kamanzi, who was pursuing a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), died when the motorbike he was riding on was knocked down by a speeding truck. 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