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Survivors of Katosi road bus accident share stories of survival

  Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Survivors from the Monday devastating bus accident along the Mukono-Katosi-Jinja road have recounted how they managed to escape the wreckage and survive. The accident occurred when the driver of a bus belonging to YY Coaches and Courier Services, registration number UAV 701C, lost control at …

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Dozens feared dead after YY coach crashes on Katosi road

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A YY coach overturned and crashed Monday evening on the Mukono- Katosi- Jinja road , reportedly killing dozens of passengers. “We confirm a single fatal road crash that occurred Today, May 5, 2025, at approximately 5:00 PM in Makindu Village, along the Kisoga–Nyenga Road …

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Six dead in crash on Kapchorwa-Mbale Highway

Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six people have been confirmed dead and two others injured following an accident that occurred late Sunday night in Towei Village, Sipi Town Council, along the Kapchorwa-Mbale highway. The crash, which happened around 11:50 PM, involved an Isuzu Elf truck (registration number UBQ 576Q) carrying …

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Twelve dead in Bugiri trailer-drone accident

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twelve people died in an accident on Sunday night at Lwaba Village, Kapyanga Sub-county, Bugiri District, along the Jinja–Malaba highway. The incident, which occurred around 9:20 p.m., involved a drone taxi, registration number UBQ 772A, traveling from Kampala to Tororo, and a trailer carrying …

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2 dead, 16 injured in fuso truck accident in Arua

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two family members died on the spot, while 16 others are still fighting for their lives at Arua Regional Referral Hospital after the Fuso truck they were traveling in overturned in Arua District on Friday. The accident involved a white Mitsubishi Fuso Canter truck, registration …

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Three dead after Lugogo accident

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been killed in an accident. The accident occurred on Friday afternoon at Lugogo on Jinja Road, next to the cricket oval. Eyewitnesses have told URN that a soda Fuso truck ferrying crates of soda, lost control and rammed into a …

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One dead, scores injured in Nile Star bus crash

Maracha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person died and several others were injured in a bus crash in Maracha District. The crash happened at Domuru Village on Thursday after the bus registration number UBF 218W belonging to NileStar veered off the road and overturned leaving the driver Bosco Nyeko Bongomin …

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Kanungu car accident claims life of American tourist

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A tourist has died, and five others are nursing injuries they sustained in a motor accident along the Buhoma-Butogota-Kanungu road in Kanungu district on Monday morning. The tourists were returning from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park after gorilla tracking. Michael Kananura, the Public Relations Officer for …

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