About 63 people have lost their lives in a serious road accident involving several vehicles on the highway between Uganda’s capital Kampala and the northern city of Gulu, police revealed.

By Asaye Bankole

The collision happened just after midnight [21:00 GMT on Tuesday] and was duely caused by two buses coming from other directions struggling to overtake a car and a truck.

About 63 people have lost their lives in a serious road accident involving several vehicles on the highway between Uganda’s capital Kampala and the northern city of Gulu, police revealed.

“In the process, both buses met head-on during the overtaking manoeuvres,” the Uganda Police Force revealed in a statement via X. “Sixty-three people lost lives, all occupants from involved vehicles.”

The police also stated that “as investigations continue, we strongly urge all motorists to exercise maximum caution on the roads, especially avoiding dangerous and careless overtaking, which remains one of the leading causes of crashes in the country”.

Those travelling in the truck and the car were injured and taken to Kiryandongo Hospital and other nearby medical facilities, the statement revealed. It did not further detailed on the exact number that sustained injured or the degree of their cuts.

According to our findings,the Kampala-Gulu Highway is one of Uganda’s busiest road as it connects the capital with the biggest town in northern Uganda.

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