Breaking: 14 Killed, Over 20 Injured As Bus Crashes Into Trailer On Kampala-Gulu Highway
SWIFT DAILY NEWS
By Swift Reporter
A devastating late-night crash involving an Opit Travellers bus and a trailer truck has left 14 people dead and 28 injured, reigniting concerns over the rising number of fatal accidents on Uganda’s major highways.
The collision occurred at around 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday at Kulu Otit Village in Bobi Sub-county, Omoro District, along the busy Kampala-Gulu highway. Preliminary reports indicate that the Opit Travellers bus was travelling from Kampala to Gulu City when it collided head-on with an oncoming trailer truck.
Witnesses and local sources said the impact of the crash was devastating, with more than a dozen people feared to have lost their lives. Several survivors sustained serious injuries and were rushed to nearby health facilities for emergency treatment.
Police officers, emergency responders and residents worked through the night to rescue passengers trapped in the mangled wreckage and clear the road to restore traffic flow. Authorities have since launched investigations to establish the exact circumstances that led to the collision.
The Uganda Police Force has appealed to the public to refrain from circulating unverified casualty figures or graphic images from the scene, noting that an official statement will be issued once all victims have been accounted for and their families notified.
The latest tragedy has once again drawn attention to the persistent road safety challenges on the Kampala-Gulu highway, one of Uganda’s busiest transport corridors. Road safety experts have repeatedly cited speeding, dangerous overtaking, driver fatigue, poor visibility during night travel and mechanical failures among the leading causes of fatal crashes on the route.
As families anxiously await news of their loved ones, the accident serves as another grim reminder of the urgent need for stricter enforcement of traffic regulations, improved driver discipline and enhanced safety measures to curb the growing number of road fatalities across the country.
