In response to the “grave” accident, President Macky Sall announced three days of national mourning beginning Monday. theSun theSundaily accident fatal Senegal
A general view of the scene of a bus accident in Kaffrine, central Senegal, on January 8, 2023 where at least 38 people have died and scores were injured when two buses collided. AFPPIX: At least 38 people have died and scores were injured when two buses collided near the town of Kaffrine in central Senegal on Sunday, according to the president and the fire services.
“I extend my heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and wish a speedy recovery to the injured.”Public prosecutor, Cheikh Dieng, said that early investigations suggested that the accident was caused when “a bus assigned to the public transport of passengers, following the bursting of a tyre, left its trajectory before colliding head-on with another bus coming in the opposite direction.
The accident took place around 3.15 am local time Sunday morning, Fall told AFP, adding that all the victims have been evacuated to a hospital and medical centre in Kaffrine.
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