A bus has been overturned on a highway in southwest Uganda & burst into flames on Friday, in which 50 people were killed. The bus was said to be speeding as it overturned while passing a trailer truck in Kingo village, near Masaka, 130 km from Kampala.

An official said that 30 more who had been on the bus were taken to hospital with severe injuries.

Uganda loses scores of people in accidents on its under-policed roads every year in incidents blamed on speeding, over-loading and poor mechanical condition of vehicles.