A canoe carrying an estimated 35 to 40 passengers capsized on a ‌river in Uganda’s west near Lake Albert, police said this Wednesday.

Police said in a statement on X that one ⁠survivor had been identified and the exact number of missing people was yet to be confirmed due to the lack of a passenger manifest.

The accident happened late on Tuesday on the ‌River ⁠Nguse.

Police personnel have been “conducting search and rescue operations, while an inquiry into the cause of the ⁠accident is ongoing. Possible factors include overloading, night travel, and the condition ⁠of the vessel,” the statement said.

Accidents on Ugandan waterways ⁠are common, with transport operators often using old, badly-maintained vessels.

–Reuters–