Three killed as Kampala–Kigali passenger bus crashes in Rukiga district

At least three people have been killed after a passenger bus operated by Trinity Express, traveling from Kampala to Kigali, was involved in a road accident in Rukiga District, southwestern Uganda. The crash occurred in the early hours of Monday, December 15, 2025, at about 2:30 a.m., along the Kabale–Mbarara highway. Police in Rukiga District said the accident involved a Trinity Express bus, registration number RAT 597K, which veered off the road and plunged into a ditch. The cause of the accident has not yet been established. The victims were identified as Lubwama John Herbert, 26, a resid

At least three people have been killed after a passenger bus operated by Trinity Express, traveling from Kampala to Kigali, was involved in a road accident in Rukiga District, southwestern Uganda. The crash occurred in the early hours of Monday, December 15, 2025, at about 2:30 a.m., along the Kabale–Mbarara highway. Police in Rukiga District said the accident involved a Trinity Express bus, registration number RAT 597K, which veered off the road and plunged into a ditch. The cause of the accident has not yet been established. The victims were identified as Lubwama John Herbert, 26, a resident of Kanyanya Village in Kawempe Division, Wakiso District; Habineza Alfred, 30, a bus conductor and Rwandan national; and Gadaffi, also a bus conductor and a Rwandan national. Rukiga District Police Spokesperson Elly Maate said both the injured and the bodies of the deceased were taken to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital for treatment and post-mortem examinations.