A female passenger has died on the spot, while several students sustained injuries in a fatal road crash involving a train and a school bus at Namumira–Bukasa Village, Kyetume Parish, Nakisunga Sub-county along the Katosi Road in Mukono District.
The accident occurred at around 6:45 a.m. on Friday when a train collided with a bus transporting students of Mwebaze High School in Kakiri, who were travelling to Jinja District for an educational trip.
According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Rachael Kawala, police officers, together with other emergency responders, are evacuating the injured students to Mukono General Referral Hospital and other nearby health facilities for treatment.
Kawala said police have launched investigations to establish the exact cause and circumstances surrounding the crash. She added that more details will be released as investigations progress and verified information becomes available.
