KAMPALA, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least 63 people have been confirmed dead and several others injured following a road accident on a major highway in western Uganda early Wednesday, according to local police.
According to a statement issued by the police, the fatal crash happened at around 12:15 a.m. local time along the Kampala-Gulu Highway in the district of Kiryandongo, and involved four vehicles -- two passenger buses, a Toyota Surf and a Tata lorry.
The collision triggered a chain reaction, leading to multiple vehicles overturning several times.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the driver of one of the Isuzu buses traveling from Kampala to Gulu attempted to overtake a lorry when it collided head-on with another bus approaching from the opposite direction. ■