21 die in Ugandan bus collision

TWENTY-ONE people died after a bus collided with a truck carrying fuel in northern Uganda yesterday.

Nwoya district police commander Moses Okello said that the accident took place in his district nearly 186 miles from Kampala.

He said that 17 people died at the sight of the accident, four died in the hospital and 12 have been admitted to the Nwoya hospital in serious condition.

Okello said that the accident was caused by poor visibility and speeding as the bus headed to Kampala.