Uganda school bus crash kills 20 children and 1 adult
Twenty schoolchildren and one adult were killed in a bus crash in eastern Uganda while returning from a field trip. The Ugandan government has suspended all school excursions effective immediately following the tragedy.
Why it matters
The incident has prompted a national policy change regarding school safety and transportation regulations in Uganda.
Uganda halts school trips after bus crashes returning from waterfall field trip; at least a dozen also injured.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info This screen grab from a video provided by Ugandan Red Cross shows injured children being brought in a pick-up truck to hospital after a school bus crashed in eastern Uganda on Thursday night [Handout/Ugandan Red Cross via AP] By Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 17 Jul 2026 17 Jul 2026 Twenty schoolchildren have been killed after the bus carrying them crashed on the way back from an educational field trip in eastern Uganda, authorities said.
Uganda suspended school outings on Friday after the crash, which also killed one adult on Thursday night.
Three other adults and more than a dozen children were also injured, officials said.
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