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Witnesses Cite Warnings Before Deadly Kapchorwa School Bus Crash

Witnesses Cite Warnings Before Deadly Kapchorwa School Bus Crash

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 …

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Death toll in Kapchorwa school bus tragedy rises to 24

Grief-Striken Parents of King David Junior School Seek Answers

The death toll from the King David Junior School road crash in Kapchorwa District has risen to 24 after three more pupils died while undergoing treatment, Traffic Police has confirmed. In an update issued on Friday evening, Traffic Police spokesperson Michael Kananura said the additional deaths bring the total number of fatalities from the Kaserem crash along the Kapchorwa–Mbale …

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School bus tragedy strikes again as students injured in Kamuli crash

School bus tragedy strikes again as students injured in Kamuli crash

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 …

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