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At least 50 feared burnt to death in Uganda bus crash

Posted : Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:15:04 GMT
Author : DPA
Category : Africa (World)
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Kampala - At least 50 people were feared burnt to death Thursday when a bus overturned on a highway in south-western Uganda and burst into flames, radio reports said. The bus was was said to be speeding as it overturned while passing a trailer truck in Kingo village, near Masaka, 130 kilometres from Kampala, Kampala-based Central Broadcasting Service (CBS) reported.

It quoted police spokeswomen Judith Nabakooba as saying up to 30 more people who had been on the bus were taken to hospital with severe injuries.

Senior fire officer Joseph Mugisha told Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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