Dozens of others, including staff, were injured in the accident in Kapchorwa district, eastern Uganda. Preliminary investigations suggest the bus had a mechanical fault before the driver lost control on Chekwatit Hill, a stretch of road that has been the site of several serious crashes, according to local officials. Uganda records thousands of road deaths a year but this incident is one of the country's deadliest involving children in recent times. "As an immediate precautionary measure, we must do something about the safety of our children", Education Minister John Chrysostom Muyingo said, announcing the temporary ban on trips until a full investigation was completed. Traffic police spokesman Michael Kananura described what had happened on Thursday. "The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, which veered off the road, struck a large stone along the roadside, and overturned", he said. The bus, carrying pupils from King David Junior School in Ndejje, crashed at about 20:00 local time (17:00 GMT) at Chekwatit village. "Sadly, 20 children and one adult, who happens to be the founder and director, Mr Tadeo Ssekade, have gone to be with the Lord", Local Government Minister Balaam Ateenyi Barugahara posted on X, while he was at the scene. (BBC)