At least 14 people were killed in a collision between a truck and a passenger taxi van in Uganda. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
The crash happened Monday night on a highway in Kamunga Trading Center, an area in Kalungu district. All of those killed were passengers in the van, while four others were injured, police said in a statement.
Authorities in the East African nation said they were searching for the truck driver, who fled the scene.
Road accidents are a problem across Africa and common in Uganda. The accidents often are blamed on poorly maintained vehicles, excess speed and poor road conditions.
An elementary school bus returning from an educational trip to a scenic waterfall in July veered off a road and overturned, killing at least 20 children and one adult in eastern Uganda.