Uganda: Four Dead, Nine Injured in Three-Vehicle Crash Along Kampala-Gulu Highway

10 November 2026
Nile Post (Kampala)
By Conslata Taaka

Four people have died and nine others sustained injuries following a three-vehicle road crash along the Kampala-Gulu Highway in Nakasongola District.

The accident occurred at approximately 10:30 pm on Monday, November 9, 2026, at Walusisi Village in Migeera Town Council.

The crash involved a Mercedes-Benz truck, registration number CGO 0778AC 07; a Toyota Hiace, registration number UA 154FQ; and an Isuzu box-body truck, registration number UAL 445H.

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According to Savannah Regional Police spokesperson ASP Sam Twiineamazima, preliminary investigations indicate that the Mercedes-Benz truck had broken down on the road, obstructing the lane for motorists travelling from Gulu towards Kampala.

Twiineamazima said the Toyota Hiace, which was travelling from Gulu, reportedly approached at high speed and attempted to overtake the stationary truck.

However, the driver was forced to return to his lane after encountering the oncoming Isuzu truck.

"The driver attempted to avoid a head-on collision with the oncoming vehicle but ended up ramming into the rear offside end of the stationary truck," Twiineamazima said.

He explained that the Isuzu truck subsequently struck the rear offside end of the Toyota Hiace before its driver lost control and veered off the road.

"The impact resulted in four fatalities, while nine other passengers travelling in the Toyota Hiace sustained injuries," he said.

The injured victims were rushed to Nakasongola Health Centre IV for medical treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were taken to the facility's mortuary.

Police confirmed that the driver of the Mercedes-Benz truck had been taken into custody as investigations into the circumstances surrounding the accident continued.

Twiineamazima said police officers responded to the scene, documented the incident and registered a case of fatal road crash.

"The Toyota Hiace has already been towed to Migeera Police Station, while the other two motor vehicles are still at the scene pending towing," he added.

Police said the identities of the four deceased victims and the driver of the Toyota Hiace had not yet been established.

Investigations into the crash are ongoing as police work to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.

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