At least 14 people were killed and 28 others injured in a head-on collision involving an Opit Travellers bus and a trailer along the Kampala-Gulu highway in Omoro district on Tuesday night.The crash occurred at about 9:30 p.m. at Kulu Otit village in Bobi sub-county when the Gulu-bound bus collided head-on with a trailer travelling towards Kampala. According to police, the injured sustained varying degrees of injury and are receiving treatment at several health facilities in Gulu city, including Lacor Hospital, Gulu Independent Hospital, Gulu Regional Referral Hospital and other medical centres.Police also confirmed that both the bus driver and the trailer driver were among those who died at the scene. Aswa West regional police spokesperson David Ongom Mudong said authorities are still working to identify all the deceased and notify their next of kin.“At least 14 people are confirmed dead according to the accident scene report, while 28 were injured. However, we are still trying to establish their identities, and we shall give the details in due course,” Mudong said.He said the victims had been taken to various hospitals in Gulu city for treatment and postmortem examinations. Preliminary police investigations indicate that the crash was caused by excessive speeding by the bus driver.“The cause of the accident is due to overspeeding by the bus driver. I am also informed that both the driver of the bus and the trailer are among the fatalities. However, we shall verify and share that information shortly,” Mudong said.He attributed the persistent road crashes on major highways to human error, urging motorists to exercise greater discipline behind the wheel. According to Mudong, although traffic police regularly conduct road safety enforcement and sensitisation campaigns, some motorists resume reckless driving shortly after passing police checkpoints.He also appealed to passengers to play a more active role in promoting road safety by speaking out whenever they observe dangerous driving.However, eyewitnesses gave a different account of the crash, claiming the bus driver lost control while attempting to avoid a pedestrian who was allegedly intoxicated. They said the bus swerved into the path of the oncoming trailer, resulting in the fatal collision.The latest tragedy adds to the growing number of fatal crashes recorded along the Kampala-Gulu highway, where authorities have repeatedly identified speeding, dangerous overtaking and other forms of reckless driving as the leading causes of road accidents.The post Police confirm 14 dead, 28 injured in Kampala-Gulu highway bus crash appeared first on The Observer Media Ltd.