At Least 19 Dead After Fuel Truck Crash in Western Uganda: Police

At least 19 people were killed when a fuel truck exploded after losing control and ramming into three cars in western Uganda on Aug. 18.
At Least 19 Dead After Fuel Truck Crash in Western Uganda: Police
People look towards a fire following a fuel truck collision in Rubirizi, Uganda on Aug. 18, 2019 in this still image taken from social media video. Nayebare Ediger via Reuters
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KAMPALA—At least 19 people were killed when a fuel truck exploded after losing control and ramming into three cars in western Uganda on Sunday, Aug. 18, police said in a statement.

Early on Monday authorities said nine bodies had been retrieved from the crash site and transported to a nearby health center “for further post-mortem analysis and DNA profiling”