One Dead, 10 Injured As Football Team Van Collides With Truck On Arua-Nebbi Highway

What the report says

A road crash on the Arua-Nebbi Highway in northwestern Uganda has left one person dead and 10 others injured after a Toyota Noah carrying football players collided with an oncoming truck, according to Nile Post. Police said the accident happened at about 2:50 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at Arua Hill Cell in Awindiri Ward, Arua City Central Division.

The deceased was identified as Alfred Mungudit, 19, a Senior Five student at Nebbi Town Secondary School and a resident of Afere Cell in Nebbi Municipality. He died after being taken to Arua Regional Referral Hospital. Police said the injured passengers, all reported to be football players from St Denis Afere in Nebbi District, were also rushed to the same hospital by police and Red Cross teams.

Preliminary police findings indicate the van was travelling from Nebbi toward Arua when its driver allegedly tried to overtake several vehicles and then encountered a truck coming from the opposite direction. The truck struck the Noah and pushed it off the road. Police identified both vehicles by registration numbers and said the drivers fled the scene, with efforts ongoing to trace them. The vehicles have been impounded pending inspection.

The collision has renewed attention on road safety along the Arua-Nebbi corridor, where another serious crash was reported days earlier. More broadly, Uganda continues to record high numbers of road crashes, and police often cite dangerous overtaking and speeding as major causes.