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

Police in Uganda say least 11 people including children were killed when a fuel truck exploded next to a highway on Tuesday.

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.

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,

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".