Two people have been rushed to Gisenyi Hospital after sustaining severe injuries in two accidents that occured in just a span of one hour at Mahoko trading center , Kanama in Rubavu District.

The accidents happened today morning.

The first accident occured when a man in his 20s was knocked down while trying to cross the road. He was knocked down by a speeding Daihatsu truck.

In the second accident a minibus Reg: RAA 518Z crashed into a motorcycle.

The minibus driver was a mechanic identified as Ntawukiramwabo Irahari and the motocycle rider Rudakonja Ribakare Esron 47, resident of Rubavu in Gisenyi sector.

Rudakonja was severly injured but was saved by the helmet.