MITYANA, UGANDA – A school tour ended in heartbreak early Sunday morning when a bus carrying pupils and staff from Day Star Primary School in Makindye, Kampala, overturned along the Mubende–Kampala highway.
The accident happened at around 5:30 AM in the Zigoti area of Mityana District. According to police, the bus registration number UAP 829U and operated by HMK Transporters Ltd was returning from a tour in Kasese when the driver is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel, causing the vehicle to overturn.
Two pupils died on the spot. Eleven others, including four tour guides and the school’s head teacher, were injured and rushed to nearby health centers for treatment.
Traffic Police Spokesperson ASP Michael Kananura says early investigations point to driver fatigue as the likely cause of the crash. The identities of the deceased have been withheld pending notification of their families.
