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Uganda Highway Bus Crash Death Toll Revised to 46 as Probe Cites Overtaking

Police put the toll at 46 following on-scene checks that found some victims initially counted as dead were unconscious.

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Wreckage of a bus involved in a collision that left several people dead near Kiryandongo on the highway from the Ugandan capital of Kampala to the city of Gulu in northern Uganda, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/ Hakiim Wampamba)
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People gather near the wreckage of a bus involved in a collision that left several people dead near Kiryandongo on the highway from the Ugandan capital of Kampala to the city of Gulu in northern Uganda, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Uganda Red Cross )

Overview

  • The multi-vehicle collision occurred at about 12:15 a.m. on October 22 at Kitaleba Village on the Kampala–Gulu Highway in Kiryandongo District.
  • Police say two long-distance buses attempted to overtake in opposite directions and collided head-on, triggering a chain reaction that caused other vehicles to overturn.
  • Officials now confirm 46 dead after revising down an initial count of 63, and investigators are examining the overtaking maneuvers while warning motorists against dangerous passing.
  • The crash involved two Isuzu buses (UBF 614X and UAM 045V), a Toyota Surf, and a Tata lorry; the injured were taken to Kiryandongo Hospital and other facilities, with the Red Cross deploying extra ambulances and some patients referred to Mulago National Referral Hospital.
  • President Yoweri Museveni offered condolences and directed cash support of about 5 million shillings to each bereaved family and 1 million to those injured.