At least 20 children and 1 adult killed in a Uganda elementary school bus crash
Police said the bus overturned after hitting a rock, and 20 pupils and one adult were killed while dozens more were injured.
- On Thursday, an Isuzu bus from King David Junior School Ndejje crashed in Kapchorwa District, killing 21 people—20 pupils and one adult—the Uganda Police Force confirmed.
- Police investigations suggest the driver experienced mechanical failure at Chekwatit Hill, causing the bus to strike a large rock and overturn on a notoriously dangerous road.
- Minister of Local Government Balaam Ateenyi Barugahara confirmed the deceased adult was school founder and director Tadeo Ssekade, while multiple survivors were rushed to three local hospitals.
- Kapchorwa Resident District Commissioner Stanley Bayole commended the local community's "overwhelming" response, noting residents provided bedding and transport to assist rescue efforts at Chekwatit Village.
- This incident adds to a troubling pattern of recent school transport crashes in Uganda, with authorities now facing pressure to review safety protocols for educational trips.
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Uganda Halts School Trips After Bus Crash Kills 20 Pupils
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent KAMPALA (Worthy News) – Uganda suspended all school trips “until further notice” Friday after a school bus crash killed 20 pupils and one adult overnight. The decision came as Uganda mourned one of its deadliest school transport tragedies in recent years. Parents and other relatives rushed to the elementary schoolyard in Kampala on Friday morning seeking information about their love…
Uganda bans all school trips after 20 schoolchildren die in bus crashUganda authorities have suspended all school trips after a bus crash killed 20 students and one adult. The education minister has ordered the suspension until further notice.
Uganda halts school trips as bus crash kills 20 kids
A school bus in Uganda has crashed during its return to Kampala from a trip to the Sipi Falls. The government has temporarily halted all school trips in response, as families mourn at least 20 dead children and an adult.
Deadly end of a school trip: At least 20 schoolchildren die in a serious bus accident in Uganda. There are dozens of injured.
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