At least 11 people were killed Tuesday after a fuel truck exploded next to a highway in Uganda, police said. Two children were among the dead. The truck overturned after an accident and later exploded in a town just outside Kampala,

At least 11 people were killed after a fuel truck exploded next to a highway in Uganda, police officials stated. Two children were among the dead. According to police spokesman Patrick Onyango, the truck toppled after an accident and later exploded in a community near Kampala,

Late Tuesday, the bodies of victims of a fuel truck explosion near Uganda's capital Kampala were retrieved as Investigators collected evidence at the scene in Kigogwa Town. The truck overturned after an accident and later exploded killing at least 11 including 2 minors.

A fuel truck ran out of control and exploded into flames near the Ugandan capital on Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, a local official told AFP.The impoverished East African country has witnessed several similar disasters in recent years as people rushed to steal fuel from tankers involved in road accidents.