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Eleven (11) people including 2 minors have been killed after a truck overturned and exploded in Kigaogwa Town, Uganda, according to reports.
The bodies of victims of a fuel truck explosion near Uganda’s capital Kampala were retrieved as Investigators collected evidence at the scene in Kigogwa Town.
“It was a single accident involving a fuel tanker which was moving on this Bombo Road. We have not yet ascertained whether the problem was with the vehicle or the driver,” the District Police Commander Moses Nanoka said.
“Four buildings housing nine shops were destroyed in the blaze,” the police have said.
The injured were rushed to nearby health facilities for treatment.
A video shared online by an onlooker appeared to also show people scooping up fuel from the truck before the blast.
The Uganda police force stressed the importance of exercising caution when dealing with hazardous materials.
