Over 70 Lubiri High School students narrowly escape crash as unroadworthy bus fails on Mengo Hill
Over 70 students from Lubiri High School in Uganda narrowly escaped injury after their unroadworthy school bus suffered a mechanical failure on Mengo Hill. Police arrested the driver, conductor, and a school patron after discovering multiple safety violations, including an expired license and lack of required excursion permits.
Why it matters
The incident highlights critical lapses in school transport safety regulations and the potential for mass-casualty events due to negligence in vehicle maintenance.
More than 70 students from Lubiri High School in Mengo narrowly escaped a potentially fatal crash on Saturday morning after their school bus suffered a mechanical failure while descending Mengo Hill Road. The students were en route to the UMA Show Grounds in Lugogo for an educational expo when the bus, registration number UAQ 079W, failed to stop while descending from Mengo toward the roundabout near Cornerstone Plaza. Police Deputy Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire confirmed that three individuals—the bus driver, the conductor, and a school patron—were arrested and are currently detained at Old Kampala Police Station as inquiries continue.
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