PHOTOS: 24 pupils on excursion die in Uganda bus crash

A tragic road accident in Uganda has claimed the lives of 24 schoolchildren from King David Junior School. The pupils were returning from an educational excursion to Sipi Falls when the bus they were traveling in crashed in the Chekwatit village, Kapchorwa district, in eastern Uganda.

Uganda Police Force confirmed the rising death toll, stating that three additional pupils succumbed to their injuries while receiving medical treatment. Of the victims, 18 have been identified, with three unidentified bodies at Kapchorwa Hospital and three more at Mbale Hospital. Currently, 23 surviving pupils remain hospitalized with injuries sustained in the crash.

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18 of the victims had been positively identified, while three unidentified bodies were at Kapchorwa Hospital and another three at Mbale Hospital.

The driver of the bus, believed to have sustained critical injuries, is among those receiving treatment. The excursion had departed Kampala earlier that day with two buses and two taxis; the other vehicles returned safely. In response to the devastating incident, Uganda's Minister of Education and Sports has convened an emergency meeting and announced the temporary suspension of all school educational trips across the country.

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The Minister of Education and Sports had convened an emergency meeting with key stakeholders and announced the temporary suspension of all school educational trips across the country.