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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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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Government has announced a raft of emergency measures to tighten school transport safety following the deadly Kapchorwa school bus crash that claimed more than 20 lives and left dozens of learners injured.The measures, unveiled by an inter-ministerial team on Friday, include the immediate suspension of all school study tours and educational trips involving group road transport, mandatory vehicle inspections, stricter …
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Police have arrested and detained two school bus drivers for dangerously overloading buses carrying pupils of St. Kizito Primary School, barely a day after the deadly school bus crash in Kapuchorwa.The Directorate of Traffic Police Spokesperson Micheal Kananura has identified the suspects as Kimbugwe Alia, driver of UA 092AS, who was found with 110 pupils on board, and Mutesasira Abubakari, …
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WEST NILE — What was meant to be another energetic day on the campaign trail turned into unspeakable tragedy when a 24-year-old Balaam Music Events staffer drowned in the mighty River Nile on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Yusuf Musasizi, was part of a team from the events company owned by State Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Balaam …
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By Robert Segawa Shock and grief gripped pupils and teachers of Wansimba Primary School in Butagaya Sub-county, Jinja District, after a 15-year-old boy died following a fight with a fellow classmate. The deceased has been identified as Collin Byaguba, a Primary Five pupil and son of Mr. Waiswa Mutagaya, a resident of Namavundu Village. According to SP James Mubi, the …
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