Fourteen people were killed after a driver lost control and rammed into two large vehicles while trying to dodge cow in Uganda.

The incident has been described as Uganda’s deadliest road crash by the police on Wednesday.

Eight people died on the spot including a journalist, while six others died later in hospital, regional traffic police chief, Scovia Birungi said.

Nine other other people had serious injuries, while the cow also died.

The crash happened at Lwengo along the Masaka-Kampala highway, on a stretch of road known locally as the most dangerous in Uganda.

“The accident took place when a speeding omnibus taxi avoided hitting a cow that was crossing the road, (and) rammed into a bus and a truck,” said Birungi.

“The vehicles crashed into each other, subsequently killing and injuring people.

“And the cow was not spared,” he added.