"Two buses travelling in opposite directions on the Kampala-Gulu Highway collided head-on while overtaking. At least 63 people have been killed in a major road accident involving multiple vehicles on the highway between Uganda's capital Kampala and the northern city of Gulu, police have said. The collision took place just after midnight [21:00 GMT on Tuesday] and was caused by two buses coming from opposite directions trying to overtake a truck and a car."
"In the process, both buses met head-on during the overtaking manoeuvres, the Uganda Police Force said in a statement on X. Sixty-three people lost lives, all occupants from involved vehicles. The police added that as investigations continue, we strongly urge all motorists to exercise maximum caution on the roads, especially avoiding dangerous and careless overtaking, which remains one of the leading causes of crashes in the country."
Two buses travelling in opposite directions on the Kampala-Gulu Highway collided head-on while attempting to overtake a truck and a car shortly after midnight. At least 63 people were killed, all occupants of the involved vehicles. Occupants of the truck and the car were injured and taken to Kiryandongo Hospital and other nearby medical facilities; numbers and injury severity were not provided. The Uganda Police Force described the collision as resulting from concurrent overtaking manoeuvres and urged motorists to exercise maximum caution, particularly avoiding dangerous and careless overtaking. Investigations into the crash are ongoing. The Kampala-Gulu Highway connects Kampala with Gulu and is one of Uganda's busiest roads.
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