Uganda, April 9 -- Police in the Albertine North region have launched a search and recovery operation after a fuel tanker plunged into the River Nile near Karuma Bridge in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The incident occurred at about 2:50am when the tanker, which was travelling from Kampala to Gulu, reportedly lost control and veered off the road before falling into the river.

According to the Acting Police Public Relations Officer for Albertine North, Solomon Mugisa, the vehicle's registration number has not yet been identified, complicating efforts to trace its ownership and establish details about the driver.

"We are investigating the cause of the accident, but initial reports show that the driver lost control of the vehicle,...