Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people died on spot and another escaped with serious injuries on Tuesday evening in a motor accident at Humya Bridge trading center along Bundibugyo-Fort portal high way in Ntotoro Sub County in Bundibugyo district. The accident involved a Tipper lorry registration number UAY 889R. …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | AFP | At least 20 people in Tanzania were trampled to death at an open-air evangelical Christian church service in the north of the country, officials said on Sunday. Government official Kippi Warioba, District Commissioner in the northern town of Moshi, said he feared the …
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Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had “suspicions” about the crash of a Ukrainian airliner outside Tehran as US media reported it had been mistakenly shot down by Iran. Unnamed officials told American media that Iranian air defense systems likely accidentally shot down …
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Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Four children were among 18 people killed Thursday when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed after take off from West Darfur state, an army spokesman said. The plane crashed five minutes after take off from an airport in the state capital El Geneina, after delivering …
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Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 60 passengers have narrowly escaped death following an accident along Kampala-Masaka road. The accident occurred on Tuesday at Katende in Mpigi District when a bus belonging to Star Link Bus Company registration number UAS 177E which was heading to Kampala City from Mbarara …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six people have been killed in an accident along the Kabale – Mbarara highway. The accident occurred on Monday at 7:30 pm at Rubanga trading centre in Ntungamo district. It involved a school van Toyota Hiace belonging to Glory Primary School in Wakiso District which …
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Chaos on Kampala-Masaka road after accident in Mpigi Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Travelers who left as early at 4am heading to western Uganda for Christmas, were still stuck on the road in different sections at 9am, as traffic crawled after an accident in Mpigi. Reports indicate that a …
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New York, United States | AFP | Boeing on Monday replaced its embattled chief executive, Dennis Muilenburg, as it attempts to pivot from a protracted crisis surrounding the grounding of its top-selling 737 MAX after two deadly crashes. More than nine months after the MAX was grounded and a week …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of people that died in an accident which occurred on Friday evening along Masaka – Mbarara highway has risen to seven after two others were announced dead on Saturday afternoon at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital. The deceased have been identified as Sarah …
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Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least five people have been confirmed dead and three others injured in an accident that occurred along the Masaka-Mbarara highway today evening. The accident occurred at Kyabbogo Village, in Kingo Sub-County when a speeding registration number UAU 523M heading to Kampala from Mbarara rammed …
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