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Twenty pupils die in Uganda bus crash, government bans all school outings
Vehicles drive past the wreckage of a bus, owned by King David Junior School, on the shoulder of the road following an accident that killed schoolchildren on the way back from an educational visit to Sipi Falls; at Chekwatit village in Kapchorwa district, Uganda, July 17, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.
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Twenty schoolchildren died when the bus carrying them crashed on the way back from a trip to some waterfalls in eastern Uganda late on Thursday, authorities said.
The government said on Friday it was banning all school excursions as the tragedy prompted outpourings of grief and online posts demanding better safety standards.
