US EditionMore than 40 people killed in a crash of buses and other vehicles in western Uganda
The head-on collision occurred during simultaneous overtaking by two buses, killing 46 and injuring several others on one of Uganda’s busiest highways, police said.
- At least 63 people were killed in an accident involving multiple vehicles on a highway in western Uganda, according to police.
- Several others were injured in the crash, as reported by police in a statement.
- The accident involved four vehicles, including two buses, that collided after drivers attempted to overtake each other, police stated.
- Police urge all motorists to exercise maximum caution and avoid dangerous overtaking, which leads to many crashes in Uganda.
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Uganda: 🟥 Breaking - 63 Dead in Accident On Kampala-Gulu Highway
[Independent (Kampala)] Gulu, Uganda -- Uganda Police have confirmed that 63 people have lost their lives in a road accident early today on the Gulu-Kampala Highway. The accident involved two buses, a truck, and a saloon car.
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46: A horrific multi-vehicle crash on the Kampala-Gulu Highway in Uganda late last night has left 46 people dead. The pile up began after two buses traveling in opposite directions reportedly clashed “head on” as they tried to overtake two other vehicles. President Yoweri Museveni said the government would give five million shillings ($1,430) to each bereaved family.€163.4 billion: Is Europe’s largest economy shifting east? The numbers would sug…
"In the course of these overtaking manoeuvres, the two buses entered a frontal collision," the security forces explained in a press release.
In Uganda, a collision of two buses resulted in numerous deaths and injuries. Initially, the authorities had even assumed an even greater number of victims.
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