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[Regnum] Footage from the scene of a massive road accident in Uganda, which killed over 60 people, has been released online. Two buses, an SUV, and a truck collided on the highway between the capital, Kampala, and the city of Gulu.
The accident occurred at 12:15 AM local time (Moscow time) near the village of Kitaleba. According to preliminary reports, the driver of an Isuzu bus traveling from Kampala to Gulu attempted to overtake a Tata truck. At the same time, an Isuzu bus from another company, traveling in the opposite direction, was overtaking a Toyota Surf SUV.
"One of the drivers swerved to avoid the collision, but this resulted in a frontal and side impact, causing a chain reaction that caused the other vehicles to lose control and roll over several times," the Ugandan police report stated.
The collision killed 63 people. Several other passengers were injured and taken to a hospital in Kiriandongo. The bodies of the deceased were also transported to the same hospital.
The police noted that dangerous overtaking remains one of the main causes of accidents in the country.
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