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,

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.