21 People Killed in a Bus Crash on Kenya-Uganda Border

At least 21 people were killed and 49 others injured when a bus heading for the Kenyan capital Nairobi from Uganda crashed on Saturday evening.

The ill-fated bus, which was traveling from the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale to Nairobi, crashed shortly after crossing the border from Uganda, police said on Sunday. It crashed in the Kenyan town of Lwakhakha, just across the border from a Ugandan town with the same name.

Ugandan regional police spokesman Rogers Taitika said that most of those killed were Kenyan nationals and eight Ugandans lost their lives.

The driver of the bus belonging to Nairobi Bus Company is said to have lost control, sending the vehicle veering off the road. He is said to have fled the scene after the accident.

“Preliminary findings point to a case of over-speeding by the bus driver,”Taitika told AFP.