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KAPCHORWA — The wreckage of the Liberty Bus still lies scattered along the steep Chepkwatit slope, a grim reminder of one of Uganda’s deadliest road crashes involving school children. School bags, books, shoes and pieces of the vehicle, registration number UA 108BQ, remain visible along the roadside where the bus carrying pupils of King David Junior School, Ndejje, crashed …

Another serious road crash involving a school bus has occurred in Busota, Kamuli District, raising fresh fears over the safety of learners despite the government’s indefinite suspension of school study tours following a string of fatal accidents. The latest accident occurred near Busota Health Centre III, where a coaster transporting Nalango students collided with a sugarcane truck. Authorities …

  The government has announced new measures to regulate school transport, including mandatory vetting and clearance of drivers operating buses and other mass passenger vehicles carrying learners. The State Minister for Works and Transport, Julius Maganda, announced the measures during an inter-ministerial briefing following the fatal Kapchorwa school bus crash involving learners from King David Junior School, which …

Viewers: 50,003 By Spy Uganda Fresh details have emerged surrounding the tragic King David Junior School bus crash in Kapchorwa District, with eyewitnesses alleging that the vehicle developed repeated mechanical problems before the fatal accident but continued its journey despite warnings from mechanics and local residents. The crash, which occurred on Thursday evening at Chekwatit Village in Kimawa Parish, …

The government has suspended all school trips and educational excursions across Uganda with immediate effect following the fatal road crash that claimed the lives of nearly 20 pupils from King David Junior School in Makindye.The announcement was made on Friday by Acting Education Minister Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo as grief continued to grip the school, which has since closed for …

King David Junior School has announced a two-week closure following the devastating road crash that claimed the lives of several pupils and left dozens of others injured.The decision to close the school was jointly taken by the municipal authorities and the school’s management, according to Pauline Nsangi, the Municipal Education Officer. It was announced this afternoon by the school’s Director …

The government has suspended all school trips and educational excursions across Uganda with immediate effect following a fatal road crash involving pupils of King David Junior School in Makindye. The announcement was made on Friday by acting Education minister Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo as grief continued to grip the school, which has since closed for two weeks to allow pupils, …

At least 20 pupils of King David Junior School, Ndejje, are feared dead and more than 60 others injured following a tragic road crash involving their school bus at Chekwatit Hill in Kowo Sub-county, Kapchorwa District. The pupils were returning from a study tour on Thursday when the bus, registration number UA 108BQ, reportedly developed a mechanical fault, causing the …

The death toll from Thursday’s school bus crash in Kapchorwa district has risen to 21 after two more pupils succumbed to their injuries at Kapchorwa General Hospital. The victims were pupils of King David Junior School, Ndejje, who were returning from a study tour when their school bus, registration number UA 108BQ, reportedly developed a mechanical fault and crashed along …

At least 19 pupils of King David Junior School, Ndejje, are feared dead and more than 60 others injured following a road crash involving their school bus at Chekwatit Hill in Kowo sub-county, Kapchorwa district in northern Uganda. The pupils were returning from a study tour on Thursday when the bus, registration number UA 108BQ, reportedly developed a mechanical fault …