At least 63 people were killed when two buses and two other vehicles collided on a western Ugandan highway early on Wednesday, according to authorities.
The collision on the highway leading to Gulu, a major city in northern Uganda, occurred after midnight local time and injured a number of other persons.
According to authorities, two bus drivers who were travelling in opposing directions tried to pass other cars and crashed.
According to the police statement, "during the overtaking manoeuvres, both buses collided head-on."
In Uganda and other East African countries, where roads are frequently small, fatal traffic accidents are frequent. Police typically attribute these collisions to fast drivers.

At least 25 people were killed and numerous others were injured when a bus bringing mourners home from a funeral in southwest Kenya flipped over and fell into a ditch in August.
In 2024, 5,144 individuals lost their lives in traffic accidents in Uganda. According to official police statistics, which indicate a concerning increase in the overall number of people killed or injured in traffic accidents in recent years, that number increased from 4,806 in 2023 and 4,534 in 2022.
According to the police's most recent crime report, reckless overtaking and speeding were responsible for 44.5% of all crashes reported in 2024.