Uganda Bus Crash Kills 26, Prompting School Tour Ban and Investigation
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 17
Uganda Bus Crash Kills 26, Prompting School Tour Ban and Investigation
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 17
Summary
Hundreds of parents gathered Friday at King David Junior School near Kampala after an overnight crash in eastern Uganda killed 21 students and five adults, with authorities still withholding victims' names.
Police said the driver lost control, the bus veered off the road, hit a boulder and overturned during a school trip; all the children aboard were under 12.
Education officials said the dead included the school's director and four teachers, while the government had not yet disclosed how many other children or adults were injured or their condition.
Uganda's government opened an investigation and suspended all school tours nationwide as grieving families accused authorities of failing to enforce road safety standards.