The truck overturned after an accident and later exploded in a town just outside of the Ugandan capital, Kampala.

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,

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.

KAMPALA - Ten bodies were recovered from the scene of a fuel tanker explosion in Uganda's capital Kampala on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said. Police said the tanker had overturned around 1500 local time (1200 GMT) and that "several people may have lost their lives, while others have been injured".

Dozens of people in northern Nigeria were killed in a massive explosion as they tried to scoop up fuel from a crashed tanker truck.

Residents of a nearby town went to scoop up gasoline that had spilled from an overturned tanker, but then it exploded, setting off an inferno. Several similar disasters have taken place in recent years.

A deadly fuel tanker truck explosion in Nigeria left more than 140 people dead and dozens more injured Tuesday night after the fuel truck crashed and exploded