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Forty people were killed and 85 were injured when two buses crashed in a head-on collision overnight on an arterial road in Senegal’s central Kaffrine region, the government said on Sunday. Images of the incident showed the completely mangled front end of a white bus, with blood-flecked seats, personal items and a shoe strewn around […]

"As a result of the serious accident in Gniby, which caused 40 deaths, I have decided to decree a three-day national mourning period starting 9 January," the Senegalese leader said on Twitter, acco...

DAKAR, Senegal - Thirty-nine people were killed and more than 100 others injured when two buses crashed in a head-on collision overnight on an arterial road in Senegal's central Kaffrine region, President Macky Sall told reporters Sunday. Images of the incident showed the completely mangled front

At least 40 people were killed and dozens injured in a bus crash in central Senegal, the country's president said Sunday.  President Macky Sall tweeted that the collision happened in Gnivy village, in the Kaffrine region, at about 3:30 a.m. “I am deeply saddened&...

The deadly crash happened when a bus punctured a tire and veered across the road, colliding with another bus coming from the opposite direction, according to officials.

Senegal's president says two buses have collided head-on in the center of the country and that at least 40 people were killed and dozens of others were injured.

One of the buses punctured a tire, veered across the road and collided with the other.

The countrys prime minister has convened an intermnisterial meeting on Monday and invited along transporters, drivers, insurers, security services - to discuss road safety

DAKAR, Senegal—At least 40 people were killed and dozens injured in a bus crash in central Senegal, the ...

The Senegalese president declared three days of mourning and said he will hold an inter-ministerial council to discuss road safety measures. More than 70 other people were injured in the crash.