Uganda, May 4 -- Six people have died, and several others have been injured in a collision between Nile Star Bus registration number UBP 736U and a trailer lorry registration number SSD 498C, transporting fish in Nwoya District.

The 2am incident occurred at Purongo Town Council in Nwoya district, along the Pakwach-Olwiyo-Karuma Highway.

The bus was transporting about 67 passengers from Arua to Kampala, while the lorry was reportedly destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Nwoya LC5 Chairperson, Mr Emmanuel Orach, described the incident as gruesome, saying some victims have been rushed to Anaka General Hospital in Anaka Town Council with plans underway to refer them to St Mary's Hospital Lacor in Gulu City.

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