Overview
- The crash occurred at 00:15 local time on the Kampala–Gulu highway near Kitaleeba, according to police.
- Two intercity buses collided head-on while overtaking, setting off a chain reaction with rollovers that involved a truck and a car.
- Preliminary findings indicate a bus traveling from Kampala toward Gulu tried to pass a truck as an oncoming bus was also overtaking.
- Authorities reported several injured survivors, with patients taken to Kiryandongo Hospital and other nearby facilities.
- Officials place the tragedy within Uganda’s pattern of frequent serious road accidents as they continue their investigation.