Uganda police say at least 14 people killed in collision between truck and taxi van
Police said 14 van passengers died and four others were injured as investigators searched for the truck driver who fled the scene.
- On Monday, a collision between a commuter taxi and a sand-carrying truck in Uganda's Lwera Swamp killed at least 14 people, Greater Masaka Regional Police spokesperson Twaha Kasirye confirmed.
- The Toyota Hiace taxi and Sino truck transporting sand collided at Kamunga Trading Centre, with all 14 victims passengers from the taxi, police said.
- Four survivors, including two occupants from each vehicle, were treated at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital while police documented the scene and investigated the crash.
- Authorities are searching for the truck driver who fled the scene, as this collision follows a series of fatal accidents in recent weeks that claimed at least 37 lives.
- Uganda's 2025 traffic report recorded 26,044 road crashes, a 3.7% increase from 2024, with accidents blamed on poorly maintained vehicles, excess speed, and poor road conditions.
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Uganda police say at least 14 people killed in collision between truck and taxi van
Police in Uganda say at least 14 people have been killed in an accident on a highway when a passenger van operating as a commuter taxi collided with a truck carrying sand.
Truck, taxi van collision leaves 14 dead
A collision between a passenger van operating as a commuter taxi and a truck carrying sand killed at least 14 people in Uganda, police said. The crash happened Monday night on a highway in Kamunga Trading Center, an area in Kalungu district. All of those killed were passengers in the van, while four others were injured, police said in a statement. Authorities in the East African nation said they were searching for the truck driver, who fled the …
Uganda cannot afford more preventable deaths on its roads
The Lwera accident that killed 14 COMMENT | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 14 people were killed this week when a truck carrying sand collided with a commuter taxi van in Kalungu District. All of the dead were passengers in the van. Four others were injured. The truck driver fled the scene and remains at large. It is a familiar story, told too often, in too many districts and on too many highways. Road accidents have become one of Uganda’s most pers…
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