A tragic road accident along the Kampala–Gulu highway in Luweero District on Tuesday evening claimed the lives of three members of the same family, while injuring 19 others.
The crash occurred at about 8:35pm in Binyonyi Zone near the weighbridge when a red and white ECO Company Yutong bus, registration SSD 251Z, travelling from Gulu to Kampala, reportedly overtook three vehicles and collided head-on with a white Mitsubishi Canter truck, registration UAV 920Q.
All three occupants of the truck—driver Musa Nyago, his wife Swabura Nakanyike, and their two-year-old child, Fazil Kintu—died on the spot.
The bus overturned into a roadside trench, leaving several passengers critically injured.
ASP Sam Twiineamazima, Savannah Region Police publicist, said 19 injured passengers were rushed to Luweero Referral Hospital, while the deceased were taken to Luweero Hospital mortuary for postmortem examinations.
“Police appeal to all road users to exercise caution and adhere to traffic rules to prevent such tragedies,” he added.
The bus driver reportedly fled the scene, and authorities are pursuing him as investigations continue to determine the cause of the collision.
The accident comes just a week after 46 people were killed in a horrific head-on collision involving two buses on the Kampala-Gulu Highway.