Passengers Lose Luggage As Trinity Bus From Kampala Catches Fire Near Kigali

What the report says

A Trinity Express bus traveling from Kampala to Kigali caught fire on Monday evening near Nyacyonga, on the northern outskirts of Rwanda’s capital, destroying the vehicle and passengers’ luggage, according to Nile Post. The passengers were able to get off safely before the bus was fully engulfed, and no deaths or injuries had been reported at the time of publication.

The incident has renewed concerns about the safety of the regional operator’s fleet. Nile Post reported that the cause of the fire was still unclear, and that neither Trinity Express nor Kigali police had publicly explained what triggered the blaze when the article was published. Images from the scene showed heavy smoke and the bus consumed by flames while travelers watched their belongings burn.

The report also noted comments from Abdu Wasike, a communications manager at Vipers Sports Club, who said he had experienced a similar fire incident on a Trinity bus earlier this year while returning toward Uganda near the Rwanda-Uganda border. He said passengers had to leave the bus and wait for another vehicle.

Trinity Express runs cross-border passenger services across East Africa, including routes linking Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya. The latest fire matters because it adds to questions about maintenance and safety on a busy regional transport network, especially for passengers using long-distance road travel between the two countries.