Senegal declares national mourning after bus crash kills dozens

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The crash was on one of the main east-west arteries near the town of Kaffrine. President Macky Sall said on Twitter that he was "profoundly saddened" The accident occurred after the tyre of one passenger bus burst, officials said. In 2017, two buses collided, killing 25 people, including some heading to a religious festival.

Published 5 months ago · Dakar, Senegal

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Reuters

Senegal declares national mourning after bus crash kills dozens

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

5 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Senegal declares national mourning after bus crash kills dozens

DAKAR (Reuters) - Thirty eight people died and about 80 were wounded in central Senegal after two buses collided in the early hours of Sunday, local officials and President Macky Sall said in statements. Read full story

5 months ago·Malaysia

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Sydney Morning Herald

Senegal declares three days of mourning after dozens killed in bus crash

Footage from the scene showed two white buses, their mangled fronts entwined. Debris was strewn across the narrow road.

5 months ago·Sydney, Australia

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South China Morning Post

Dozens killed in Senegal bus accident, 3 days of mourning declared

President Sall said government council will be held to ‘take firm measures on road safety’; accidents are common, in part because of poor roads and decrepit vehicles.

5 months ago·Hong Kong

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ABC Australia

'Grave' bus crash in Senegal kills at least 38, president says

The buses collided near the town of Kaffrine in central Senegal after one of them burst a tyre and left its trajectory, ploughing into oncoming traffic, according to the West African country's National Fire Brigade.

5 months ago·Australia

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Channel News Asia

Senegal declares national mourning after bus crash kills dozens

DAKAR: Thirty eight people died and about 80 were wounded in central Senegal after two buses collided in the early hours of Sunday (Jan 8), local officials and President Macky Sall said in statements. The crash, one of the deadliest in the West African country's recent memory, was on one of the main east-w

5 months ago·Singapore

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