Dominic Ssemwogerere, a 29-year-old Ugandan man, has died in a road accident two days after his wedding.
The young man, Ssemwogerere, from Masaka town in Southern Uganda, and his wife, Josephine Namunju, tied the knot on Saturday, August 21 after their introduction ceremony held on Thursday.
The following day, Sunday, August 22, he was involved in an accident when his motorbike hit a pothole and swerved into an oncoming vehicle. He died in the early hours of Monday, August 23, while receiving treatment at Mulago Hospital in Kampala.
According to the New Vision, Ssemwogerere, a clinical officer at Villa Maria Hospital in Masaka was taking wedding gifts to their new residence.
He chose to ride a motorbike as his wife and her friend travelled in the car carrying their wedding gifts.