Uganda fuel truck explosion kills at least 10
A fuel truck ran out of control and exploded into flames near the Ugandan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, a local official told AFP. The impoverished East African country has witnessed several similar disasters in recent years as people rushed to steal fuel from tankers involved in road accidents.
11 killed in Uganda tanker truck explosion, police say
At least 11 people were killed Tuesday after a fuel truck exploded next to a highway in Uganda, police said. The truck overturned after an accident and later exploded in a town just outside Kampala, the capital, police spokesman Patrick Onyango said. A cloud of dark smoke rose from the scene.
Ten bodies recovered after fuel tanker explodes in Uganda
Ten bodies were recovered from the scene of a fuel tanker explosion in Uganda's capital Kampala on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said.Police said the tanker had overturned around 1500 local time (1200 GMT) and that "several people may have lost their lives,
Ten Bodies Retrieved From Uganda Fuel Tanker Explosion, Reuters Witness Says
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ten bodies were retrieved from a fuel tanker explosion in Uganda's capital Kampala on Tuesday, a Reuters witness on the scene said. In a post on social media, police said the tanker had overturned around 1500 local time (1200 GMT) and that "several people may have lost their lives, while others have been injured".
Uganda: Several dead in Kigogwa fuel tanker explosion
Several people are reported dead and scores injured after a fuel tanker overturned and burst into flames at Kigogwa Town on Kampala-Bombo road in Kasangati, Wakiso District.
Police say 11 are killed when a gasoline truck explodes near Uganda's capital
At least 11 people were killed Tuesday after a fuel truck exploded next to a highway in Uganda, police said. The truck overturned after an accident and later exploded in a town just outside Kampala, the capital,
Several casualties feared after a gasoline truck explodes by a highway near Uganda's capital
A Ugandan police spokesman says several people might be dead after a fuel truck exploded next to a highway in the East African country.
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