July 17, 2026, 1:42 p.mJuly 17, 2026, 1:42 p.m
At least 20 school children and one adult have died in a serious bus accident in eastern Uganda. According to police, the accident on Thursday evening was one of the worst traffic accidents in the East African country in recent years. The investigation into the cause of the accident was ongoing, it said.
Injured children are taken to hospital in a pickup truck after the accident.Image: keystone
The children were returning from a trip to the famous Sipi Falls in the Mount Elgon region when their bus overturned, police said. “The driver lost control of the vehicle, which hit a large stone on the side of the road and overturned,” it said. Three adults and 67 schoolchildren suffered injuries.
The Ugandan Red Cross published pictures of the blood-covered bodies of children on the street. In pictures from the Ugandan media, the crashed bus lay on its side without a roof. Reports circulated on social media that the bus was in poor technical condition. There was initially no official confirmation of this. (hkl/sda/dpa)