KAMPALA, July 14 (Xinhua) -- A school bus driver was killed and 15 other people were injured after a bus carrying students on a geography study tour crashed into a stationary truck in the eastern Ugandan district of Bugweri early Tuesday, police said.
The bus, carrying 73 students on a study tour to central Uganda, rammed into the rear of the stationary truck at Nawangisa village along the Mbale-Iganga Highway at about 4:45 a.m. local time (0145 GMT), according to a police statement.
"The bus driver died instantly, while the 15 victims sustained injuries of varying degrees," the statement said, adding that the injured included 13 students, a bus conductor and a teacher.
Police said the injured were rushed to hospital for treatment.
Authorities urged all road users to exercise maximum caution, obey traffic regulations and remain vigilant to help prevent such tragic incidents. ■