Uganda bus crash leaves dozens of people dead

The crash happened just after midnight on the highway between the capital Kampala and the northern city of Gulu, police said on Wednesday.

Initial investigations suggest it was caused by two buses coming from opposite directions trying to overtake other vehicles, a truck and an SUV.

"In the process both buses met head-on during the overtaking manoeuvres," the Uganda Police Force said in a statement on social media platform X. 

President Yoweri Museveni sent condolences to the victims while campaigning for January's general election not far from the place where the accident happened.