Preliminary reports indicate that the two vehicles collided head-on, causing extensive damage to the bus, whose front section was completely crushed by the impact.
The accident occurred on Friday at Ocuuma Otialuk village, involving a Gateway bus, registration number UA 394AN, which was travelling from Kampala towards Soroti, and an oncoming fuel tanker, registration number KDW 154U/ZJ 2266.
South Kyoga Regional Traffic Officer Sowanyala Obadiya confirmed the fatalities at the scene.
Preliminary reports indicate that the two vehicles collided head-on, causing extensive damage to the bus, whose front section was completely crushed by the impact.
Several passengers were trapped inside the wreckage following the collision, which occurred in the early hours of the morning.
Local residents and other motorists rushed to the scene to assist in rescuing survivors and retrieving victims from the mangled bus as emergency responders and police officers coordinated rescue operations.
At least 15 passengers aboard the Gateway bus sustained serious injuries and were rushed to nearby health facilities for emergency treatment.
Some of the injured were admitted to Bukedea Teaching Hospital, while others were taken to Bukedea Health Centre IV.
Police officers also secured the accident scene, managed traffic congestion along the busy highway and coordinated the removal of the wreckage.
Police have since launched investigations to establish the exact circumstances that led to the fatal collision.
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