US EditionMore than 40 people killed in a crash of buses and other vehicles in western Uganda
The collision happened as both buses overtook vehicles simultaneously, causing a chain reaction; careless overtaking and speeding cause 44.5% of Uganda's crashes, police say.
- At least 63 people have died in a crash involving two buses and other vehicles in Uganda, as confirmed by the police.
- The crash occurred on the Kampala-Gulu Highway when both buses attempted to overtake, resulting in a head-on collision.
- An investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the crash, which happened on the Kampala-Gulu Highway.
- Kananura Michael, Director of Traffic and Road Safety for the Uganda Police Force, urged motorists to avoid dangerous overtaking, citing it as a leading cause of crashes.
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A series of multi-vehicle crashes on a highway in Uganda have killed at least 46 people and injured scores of others in hospital.
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.
Police revise death toll from 63 to 46 after massive Uganda road crash
Two buses and two other vehicles crashed early Wednesday on a highway in western Uganda, killing at least 46 people, police said, in one of the worst motor accidents in the East African country in recent years.
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