UPDATE: Death Toll from Kasaba Bus Accident Rises to 11

The death toll from the Kasaba bus accident has risen to 11 people, traffic police has confirmed. The deceased include Ernest Abaho, a police officer attached to Mukono Central Police Station. 

According to SP Michael Kananura, the spokesperson of the directorate of traffic and road safety at Uganda Police Force (UPF), the accident happened at about 1:30am at Kalegero corner on the Masaka-Mbarara Highway.

The accident, SP Kananura continued, involved a Kasaba company bus registration number UAL 492H  and Tata lorry registration number UBH 013Q.

The injured passengers were rushed to Lyantonde Hospital, according to the traffic police spokesperson.

“Eleven (11) people have been confirmed dead & others injured, following a road traffic crash that occurred on 7th April 2026 at approximately 1:30 am at Kalegero Corner along the Masaka–Mbarara Highway in Lwengo District,” SP Kananura said.

“The crash involved vehicle UAL 492H, a bus belonging to Kasaba Bus Company & vehicle UBH 013Q, a Tata lorry. The injured victims were rushed to Lyantonde Hospital for medical attention, while the bodies of the deceased were conveyed to the same facility’s mortuary pending post-mortem examinations. Investigations into the exact cause of the crash are ongoing.”

You can read our earlier story on this accident Here.

The accident happened days after another one which killed an LCV district chairman, as reported Here and There.

Road accidents are a public health concern in Uganda. According to a recently released annual crime report, in 2025, a total number of 26,044 road traffic crashes were reported compared to 25,107 crashes recorded in 2024, representing an increase of 3.7 percent.

Fatal crashes also increased from 4,434 in 2024 to 4,602 in 2025, while serious and minor crashes increased by 3.3 percent and 4.5 percent, respectively. Although road crashes continue to increase, the trend over the past five years indicates that the rate of increase gradually slowed.

Last week, Museveni Judith Nabakooba narrowly survived being killed in an accident, as reported Here.

Two university students were also killed in separate accidents as reported Here.

This year alone, a number of accidents have been recorded across the country. Just a few weeks ago, three family members were killed in an accident in Entebbe, five were killed in a bus accident in Kiryandongo, and three in a Tausi accident, as reported Here, There and Over There.