Twenty schoolchildren died when the bus carrying them crashed on the way back from a trip to some waterfalls in eastern Uganda late on Thursday, authorities said.
The government said on Friday it was banning all school excursions as the tragedy prompted outpourings of grief and online posts demanding better safety standards.
Preliminary investigations suggested the driver lost control and the bus veered off the road and turned over after hitting a large stone, police said in a post on X.
The bus, owned by King David Junior School in the capital Kampala, was returning from an educational visit to Sipi Falls and crashed at Chekwatit village in Kapchorwa district, police added.
One adult also died and three adults and several children were injured, officials said.
Road accidents are common in Uganda, with experts often blaming poorly maintained vehicles and a lack of street lighting.
In October last year, 46 people died in a bus crash on one of the country’s main highways between the capital and the northern city of Gulu.
Education Minister Chrysostom Muyingo had “put a hold on all school trips and excursions, effective immediately and until further notice”, a government communications agency said on Friday.
- Twenty schoolchildren and one adult died in a bus crash returning from a trip to Sipi Falls in eastern Uganda.
- The government has banned all school excursions following the tragedy to improve safety standards.
- Preliminary investigation indicates the driver lost control after hitting a large stone, causing the bus to veer off the road and overturn.
- Several children and three adults were injured in the accident; the bus belonged to King David Junior School in Kampala.
- Road accidents are frequent in Uganda, often attributed to poorly maintained vehicles and inadequate street lighting; a similar major crash killed 46 people last October.
Twenty schoolchildren died when the bus carrying them crashed on the way back from a trip to some waterfalls in eastern
Preliminary investigations suggested the driver lost control and the bus veered off the road and turned over after hitting a large stone, police said in a post on X.
One adult also died and three adults and several children were injured, officials said.
Road accidents are common in
In October last year, 46 people died in a bus crash on one of the country's main highways between the capital and the northern city of Gulu.
Education Minister Chrysostom
