Two buses collided six kilometers from Kaffrine (central Senegal), killing 40 people and seriously injuring many others, authorities said.
The accident took place on Saturday night at 3:15 a.m. local time (01:15 a.m. GMT) near the town of Kaffrine, about 250 km southeast of the capital Dakar, according to a statement from the National Fire Brigade.
The victims were transported to the hospital in Kaffrine, the carcasses of the buses were cleared and the road was reopened to traffic, the fire department said.
Following this tragic accident, Senegal’s President Macky Sall declared a three-day national mourning period starting Monday, January 9.
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