By BigEyeUg Team
The dying toll from the tragic King David Junior School bus crash has risen to 24 after three extra pupils died whereas receiving therapy, police have confirmed.
The pupils have been amongst these concerned within the Friday accident alongside the Kapchorwa–Mbale Road at Kaserem, the place a college bus carrying learners getting back from an academic tour to Sipi Falls overturned. The crash has change into considered one of Uganda’s deadliest college transport disasters lately.
In an replace launched on Saturday, police mentioned efforts to establish all victims are nonetheless ongoing, with 18 our bodies already recognized and 6 others but to be recognized.
“So far, 18 our bodies have been recognized, whereas six stay unidentified,” police mentioned, including that three of the unidentified our bodies are at the moment at Kapchorwa Hospital whereas the opposite three are at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.
Police additional revealed that 23 survivors stay admitted at Kapchorwa Hospital, the place they’re receiving therapy for accidents sustained in the course of the crash.
Meanwhile, pupils who survived the accident and didn’t require hospital admission have safely returned to Kampala aboard a Gateway Bus.
Authorities additionally confirmed that the physique of the driving force of the ill-fated bus has been recognized by his nationwide id card and driving allow. His stays are at the moment at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.
The accident concerned an Isuzu bus, registration quantity UA 108BQ, belonging to King David Junior School in Ndejje, Makindye Division, Kampala. Preliminary findings point out that the driving force misplaced management of the car, inflicting it to veer off the street, hit a big roadside boulder, and overturn.
The Uganda Police Force mentioned investigations into the precise reason behind the crash are nonetheless underway.
Following the tragedy, the Ministry of Education and Sports suspended all college journeys and academic excursions throughout the nation as authorities evaluate security measures governing college transport. The authorities can also be assessing further interventions aimed toward stopping related incidents sooner or later.
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