Overview
- Authorities revised the death toll to 46 from an initial 63 after on-site checks found some victims unconscious rather than deceased.
- The crash occurred around 12:15 a.m. at Kitaleba Village on the Kampala–Gulu Highway in Kiryandongo District.
- Four vehicles were involved: two Isuzu buses operated by Nile Star Coaches (UBF 614X) and Planet Company (UAM 045V), a Toyota Surf, and a Tata lorry.
- Preliminary findings indicate both buses attempted to overtake in opposite directions, collided head-on, and triggered a chain reaction that caused vehicles to overturn.
- Survivors were taken to Kiryandongo Hospital as post-mortems and identification continue, and police urged drivers to avoid dangerous overtaking given rising road deaths in Uganda.