Global Bus Involved in Accident in Masaka

A Global Coaches bus has been in an accident along Masaka Road in the evening of Monday, May 26, 2025. 

The Global bus was travelling from Mbarara to Masaka when the accident happened.

Pictures shared by eye witnesses and passengers showed a mangled small vehicle.

Speaking about the accident, Superintendent of Police (SP) Michael Kananura, the Community Liaison Officer (Public Relations Officer) for the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety at Uganda Police Force (UPF) said “no one was injured.”

There has been a rise in cases of reported accidents in recent weeks.

Weeks ago, the Ministry of Works and Transport suspended YY Coaches after one of its buses caught fire, killing scores of people.

There have been reports of some buses over speeding on roads across the country’s roads. Some of them reportedly pass police checkpoints at which they allegedly bribe traffic police officers.

Some passengers have previously complained that some drivers do not listen to calls on them to reduce the speed.

Such behaviors have sparked debates on the reinstatement on a policy for installation of speed governors, and strict enforcement of rules on routine inspection of vehicles, and refresher training for drivers.

Recently, a car accident killed 13 people, most of them members of the same clan returning from a Kwanjula ceremony, as reported Here.

This weekend, a Gateway Bus overturned in Muhanga in Rukiga District, leaving at least 11 people seriously injured, as reported Here.

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