Senegal declares national mourning after bus crash kills dozens

DAKAR, Jan 8 —Thirty eight people died and about 80 were wounded in central Senegal after two buses collided in the early hours today, local officials and President Macky Sall...

DAKAR, Jan 8 —Thirty eight people died and about 80 were wounded in central Senegal after two buses collided in the early hours today, local officials and President Macky Sall said in statements.

Sall said on Twitter that he was “profoundly saddened” by the accident and announced three days of mourning starting on Monday. Footage from the scene shared online showed two white buses, their mangled fronts entwined. Debris was strewn across the narrow road.

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