Rajiv Ruparelia
Rajiv Ruparelia, the only son of Ugandan property mogul Sudhir Ruparelia, died early Saturday in a blazing car crash just hours before he was to serve as one of seven groomsmen at a high-profile wedding of his close friend.
The 35-year-old businessman, barely three hours into the wedding day, was driving a high-performance Nissan GTR (registration UAT 638L) along the Kajjansi–Munyonyo Road when he collided with temporary concrete barriers at the Busabala Flyover junction shortly after midnight.
“He hit the barrier at high speed. The car overturned and flew in the air for about eight metres,” veteran journalist and close family friend Andrew Mwenda told reporters in Kampala, midmorning Saturday.
“I think he did not know the barrier because he had just recently returned from London. The car crashed down and there was a ball of fire. He and the car were incinerated,” he narrated.
Earlier, traffic police confirmed the incident as a single-vehicle crash. “The vehicle hit temporary concrete structures and overturned before catching fire,” police said in a statement. “Investigations are ongoing.”
The accident has sparked a wave of anger and grief online, with social media users blaming poor road signage and negligence for the fatal crash
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