Pastor Kiiza, the head of Rock Ministries Church, is said to be on the run after three people were electrocuted during a church crusade in Bushenyi district.
According to Apollo Tayebwa, the police spokesperson for the Greater Bushenyi Region, the tragedy happened on Friday evening at Kashenyi marketplace in Ibaare sub-county, where Rock Ministries had organized a crusade.
The victims were identified as Blessed Atuhweere, 23, from Ntungamo district, Waiswa Narutazari from Mitooma district, and William Rwakisheija from Bushenyi district. Another man, Nathan Mulekwa, 40, survived but suffered serious injuries.
Police say the accident occurred when a metal pole from one of the tents touched a three-phase high-voltage power line.
The bodies were taken to Kampala International University Teaching Hospital in Ishaka for postmortem examination.
Bushenyi deputy RDC William Kasigazi blamed the church organizers for not informing security officials or providing a medical team at the event. He added that the crusade was immediately stopped as investigations continue.
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