Forty eight died in a grisly accident involving a tractor, a bus and a truck on a road in Northern Uganda, the Ugandan Red Cross announced Saturday.

“The death toll is now 48, including 16 children,” Irene Nakasiita, a spokeswoman for the Uganda Red Cross, told AFP.

Government has since airlifted survivors of the accident from Lira to the national referral hospital in Kampala.

Police report on accident

The accident took place on the night of Friday at around 20:30 (18:30 GMT) Saturday in the district of Kiryandongo, about 220 kilometers north of the capital Kampala, said national police spokesman, Emilian Kayima, who reported a death toll of at least 22.

ASP Julius Hakiza, a senior police officer in the region said the bus knocked the tractor from the rear and thereafter lost control resulting into a head-on collision with a trailer registration number, which was moving from the direction of Kampala.

Police blamed the accident on the tractor which was travelling without lights or reflectors, but also noted that the bus was speeding.

The accident paralysed traffic along the usually busy Kampala – Gulu highway, as victims of the accident were rushed to a local hospital in the area.

More than 9,500 people died in road accidents in Uganda from 2015 to 2017, estimates the Ministry of Transport, according to which the situation worsens every year.</s>KAMPALA: At least 48 people including 16 children died in northern Uganda when a bus hit a tractor driving with no lights at night and then a truck, the Red Cross said Saturday.

"Evacuation teams are working tirelessly to rescue the injured", said Ugandan police spokeswoman Emilian Kayima, adding that all three drivers had died.

"The death toll is now at 48 including 16 children," Red Cross spokeswoman Irene Nakasiita told AFP.

The accident happened on Friday night in Kiryandongo, about 220 kilometres (140 miles) north of the capital Kampala. The bus collided first with the tractor before hitting a truck transporting beer. Local media said the death toll exceeded 30.

Uganda has one of the worst records for road safety, due to the poor condition of vehicles and roads as well as dangerous driving.

More than 9,500 people died in a road accident in the country between 2015 and 2017, according to figures from the transport ministry, with the situation worsening each year.</s>At least 40 people have died in a road accident involving a passenger bus, a tractor and a beer truck in Northern Uganda, the country’s Red Cross said on Saturday.

 The police had initially put the death toll at 19, but the Red Cross said on their official Twitter page that the accident had “claimed over 40 lives”.

 The accident occurred late on Friday near Kiryandongo, about 260 kilometers from Kampala, police spokesman Emilian Kayima said, adding that children were among the dead.

 The bus “rammed into a tractor and hit it badly, rolled and hit another beer truck,’’ he said in a statement.

 “Evacuation teams are working tirelessly to rescue the injured. Reinforcement is being organised to support the rescue services,’’ Kayima added, without saying how many were injured.

 Bus accidents are common on Ugandan roads and are blamed on speeding, drunken driving and the poor mechanical condition of the vehicles.</s>Forty-eight people died in northern Uganda when a bus hit a tractor driving with no lights at night and then a truck, the Red Cross said Saturday, but police put the toll at 22.

“Evacuation teams are working tirelessly to rescue the injured”, said Ugandan police spokesman Emilian Kayima, adding that all three drivers had died.

“The death toll is now at 48 including 16 children,” Red Cross spokeswoman Irene Nakasiita told AFP.

But Kayima said 22 people had died, including three children, and 14 had been injured. He said the injured had been transported to Kampala by helicopter for treatment.

The accident was one of the deadliest in Uganda in recent years and happened on Friday night in Kiryandongo, about 220 kilometres (140 miles) north of the capital Kampala.

The bus, which left the town of Lira, first hit the tractor from the back before slamming into a truck transporting beer.

Uganda has one of the worst records for road safety, due to the poor condition of vehicles and roads as well as dangerous driving.

More than 9,500 people died in road accidents in the country between 2015 and 2017, according to figures from the transport ministry, with the situation worsening each year.

A UN report last year said 10 people die on Ugandan roads every day and that road accidents cost the country $ 1.2 billion (about one billion euros) — or five percent of its Gross Domestic Product.

In 2015, President Yoweri Museveni personally sacked 900 officials in charge of building and making roads, holding them accountable for the abysmal state of the network.</s>At least 22 people including three children died when a bus hit a tractor driving with no lights at night and a truck in northern Uganda, police said today. “Evacuation teams are working tirelessly to rescue the injured”, said Ugandan police spokeswoman Emilian Kayima, adding that all three drivers had died. The accident happened last night in Kiryandongo, about 220 km north of the capital Kampala. The bus collided first with the tractor before hitting a truck transporting beer. Local media said the death toll exceeded 30. Uganda has one of the worst records for road safety, due to the poor condition of vehicles and roads as well as dangerous driving. More than 9,500 people died in a road accident in the country between 2015 and 2017, according to figures from the transport ministry, with the situation worsening each year.</s>"Evacuation teams are working tirelessly to rescue the injured", said Ugandan police spokesman Emilian Kayima, adding that all three drivers had died.

"The death toll is now at 48 including 16 children," Red Cross spokeswoman Irene Nakasiita told AFP.

But Kayima said 22 people had died, including three children, and 14 had been injured. He said the injured had been transported to Kampala by helicopter for treatment.

The accident was one of the deadliest in Uganda in recent years and happened on Friday night in Kiryandongo, about 220 kilometres (140 miles) north of the capital Kampala.

The bus, which left the town of Lira, first hit the tractor from the back before slamming into a truck transporting beer.

Uganda has one of the worst records for road safety, due to the poor condition of vehicles and roads as well as dangerous driving.</s>Forty-eight people died after a bus smashed into a tractor driving with no lights at night and a truck in northern Uganda, a Red Cross spokeswoman said on Saturday.

Irene Nakasiita told AFP the victims of the late Friday crash included 16 children. The accident happened in Kiryandongo, about 220 kilometres (140 miles) north of the capital Kampala.

“Evacuation teams are working tirelessly to rescue the injured”, said Ugandan police spokeswoman Emilian Kayima, adding that all three drivers had died.

The accident happened on Friday night in Kiryandongo, about 220 kilometres (140 miles) north of the capital Kampala.

The bus collided first with the tractor before hitting a truck transporting beer.

Uganda has one of the worst records for road safety, due to the poor condition of vehicles and roads as well as dangerous driving.

More than 9,500 people died in a road accident in the country between 2015 and 2017, according to figures from the transport ministry, with the situation worsening each year.</s>A Brimfield man was crushed to death after a tractor tipped on top of him.

The Peoria County coroner says James Groeper, 77, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at 6632 N. Eden Road in rural Peoria County at 2:48 p.m. Friday.

Witnesses say Groeper was attempting to load his 1951 John Deere G tractor onto a flatbed trailer, when for unknown reasons, the tractor lurched forward and tipped backwards and upside-down, pinning Groeper underneath. A tow truck was called to lift the tractor off Groeper.

Coroner Jaime Harwood says Groeper was likely killed instantly of severe traumatic crush injuries. There will be no autopsy.

The post Peoria County Man Killed In Tractor Accident appeared first on 1470 WMBD.</s>Kampala: According to the information given by the officials, minimum of 19 people have been killed and several others injured when a bus rammed into a tractor and truck in Uganda. The accident, which happened on Friday night in Uganda's Kiryandongo district, claimed the lives of three juveniles and 16 adults, Xinhua news agency reported citing the police. However, according to officials from the Uganda Red Cross, more people died in the accident and many others who were rushed to…

Kampala: According to the information given by the officials, minimum of 19 people have been killed and several others injured when a bus rammed into a tractor and truck in Uganda.

The accident, which happened on Friday night in Uganda’s Kiryandongo district, claimed the lives of three juveniles and 16 adults, Xinhua news agency reported citing the police.

However, according to officials from the Uganda Red Cross, more people died in the accident and many others who were rushed to the hospital were in critical condition.

The bus was heading towards the capital Kampala from the northern Ugandan district of lira when the accident happened.</s>HORROR: At least 48 people have died after a bus crash in Uganda

Children are reported to be among the 48 casualties.

Police have confirmed that all three drivers involved have died.

Authorities say the bus smashed into a tractor driving with no lights late Friday night, before hitting a truck.

The crash happened in the Ugandan town of Kiryandongo, 220 miles north of the capital Kampala.

Police spokeswoman Emilian Kayima said: "Evacuation teams are working tirelessly to rescue the injured.
48 people die in an accident involving a tractor, a bus and a truck in Kiryandongo, Western Region.