At least six people were killed in a bus trailer accident in the early hours of Monday, May 04, 2026.
The accident happened at around 2am near Purongo Trading Centre in Nwoya District along the Pakwach-Olwiyo-Karuma Road.
Up to 67 passengers were travelling from Arua City to Kampala in a Nile Star Bus registration number UBP 736U when the accident happened.
The Nile Star bus collided with a trailer lorry registration number SSD 498C which was ferrying fish, and was reportedly headed to DR Congo.
Over a dozen people were injured and rushed to Anaka General Hospital in Anaka Town Council, with some critically injured referred to St Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu City.
The Nile Star bus company offered an alternative bus to transport those who survived the accident and came out without injuries for the rest of the journey to Kampala.
Road accidents are a serious public health concern in Uganda. According to the 2025 Police Annual Crime Report, 322,441 traffic cases were recorded in 2025, compared to 426,432 in 2024, marking a 24.4 per cent decrease.
The Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety also registered 26,044 road crashes in 2025, with 4,602 of these being fatal, 13,563 serious, and 7,879 minor.
Despite the drop in overall traffic cases, road accidents increased by 3.7 per cent in 2025 compared to 2024. Serious crashes rose by 3.3 per cent, from 13,134 in 2024 to 13,563 in 2025. Fatal crashes increased by 3.8 percent, from 4,434 to 4,602, while minor crashes went up by 4.5 per cent, from 7,539 in 2024 to 7,879 in 2025.
Recent bus accidents include one where 11 people were killed on Masaka Road, one in Kiryandongo and another involving a Tausi bus, as reported Here, There and There.
Other terrible accidents involving private cars and taxis, included one in Kabwohe where six people coming from an overnight were knocked dead, one that killed an LCV chairperson, and another that killed eight people in Kiruhura, as reported Here, There and Over There.
