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At least seven people have so far been confirmed died and over 30 others injured after a Kampala bound bus they were travelling in collided with a truck at Kirumba Village, Lwengo District on Masaka –Mbarara highway in the wee hours of Monday morning.

The crash, according to eyewitnesses occurred at around 4am when a speeding bus registration number UBQ 621Z belonging to Gateway Bus Company collided with a Fuso Fighter truck registration number UBM 673K loaded with sacks of maize flour. The truck was travelling from Masaka side heading to Mbarara City.

The deceased who are yet to be identified are said to have been traveling in the bus from Kabale in Western Uganda heading to Uganda’s capital, Kampala.

“Majority of the passengers on board sustained various injuries while occupants of the truck also suffered multiple injuries, including fractured legs and arms,” Mr Richard Ssekitoreko, an eyewitness and chairperson of Kirumba village told this publication.

Red Cross team wheel an injured woman out of an ambulance following a bus crash in Kyazanga on August 19, 2024. PHOTO/ ISSA ALIGA

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