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19 killed in Uganda fuel truck blast: police

Published: 19 Aug 2019 - 02:45 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 05:32 am
People look towards a fire following a fuel truck collision in Rubirizi, Uganda August 18, 2019 in this still image taken from social media video.

People look towards a fire following a fuel truck collision in Rubirizi, Uganda August 18, 2019 in this still image taken from social media video.

AFP

Kampala: Nineteen people died when a fuel truck barrelled into other vehicles in a busy town in western Uganda and exploded, police said Monday.

"Ten people died instantly" in the blast Sunday evening while nine others died in hospital, said regional police spokesman Martial Tumusiime.