Uganda Bus Crash Kills 20 Children

Twenty children and one adult were killed on Friday when their bus overturned in Uganda.
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‎Police says, the group from King David Junior School in the capital Kampala were returning from a trip to Sipi Falls in Kapchorwa District when the crash occurred.

‎”The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, which veered off the road, struck a large stone along the roadside, and overturned,” police said in a statement on social media.
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“The crash claimed the lives of one adult male and 20 pupils, while three adult males and several juveniles sustained injuries,” the statement said.
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‎According to a report Uganda has a poor road safety record. Last year, two buses collided on a major highway in Uganda, killing 46 people. In 2024, there were 4,434 fatal collisions and 5,144 deaths.

‎Africanews