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 occurred late on Friday near Kiryandongo, about 260 kilometers from Kampala, police spokesman Emilian Kayima said, adding that children were among the dead. “The death toll is now 48, including 16 children,” Irene Nakasiita, a spokeswoman for the Uganda Red Cross, told AFP. 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. The bus, which left the town of Lira, first hit the tractor from the back before slamming into a truck transporting beer. Bus accidents are common on Ugandan roads and are blamed on speeding, drunken driving and the poor mechanical condition of the vehicles. 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.
48 people die in an accident involving a tractor, a bus and a truck in Kiryandongo, Western Region.