Six Dead, Scores Injured in Gulu-Kampala Bus Crash

Six people have died, and scores of others sustained serious injuries after a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck in Kiryandongo District. The accident involved a Mega Bus Vo Ltd bus and a Sino truck, and occurred at around 2 a.m. on Tuesday at California Village along the highway. The bus was traveling from Gulu City to Kampala when it collided with the truck.

Reliable sources indicate that the deceased include the bus conductor and a toddler. A staff member of Mega Bus, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the bus had departed Gulu City at midnight with 53 passengers on board. According to preliminary reports, the bus driver, identified as Kilama, fled the scene after the crash and remains at large.

The bodies of the deceased and many of the injured passengers have been taken to Kiryandongo Hospital for treatment. By press time, police had not issued an official statement on the cause of the accident.