Road Crash In Senegal Kills 19
Faizan Hashmi Published January 16, 2023 | 05:28 PM
Nineteen people were killed on Monday when a bus and a truck collided in northern Senegal, firefighters said, eight days after a smashup between two buses left 40 dead
Dakar, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Jan, 2023 ) :Nineteen people were killed on Monday when a bus and a truck collided in northern Senegal, firefighters said, eight days after a smashup between two buses left 40 dead.
Twenty-five people were injured in Monday's accident, which occurred near Sakal in the Louga region, Papa Ange Michel Diatta, a colonel with the national firefighting service, told AFP.
In a tweet, President Macky Sall said, "Another deadly accident on our roads... 19 human lives lost.
" The toll "highlights the need to strengthen highway safety measures," he said.
Senegal was plunged into three days of mourning after two buses collided in the early morning of January 8 in the central region of Kaffrine, leaving 40 dead and more than 100 injured.
The government responded by announcing nearly two dozen measures, including limiting buses and trucks to 90 kilometres per hour (56 mph), banning night buses and outlawing the import of used tyres -- the suspected cause of the accident.
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