The accident comes eight days after one other crash killed 40 individuals and injured greater than 100.
At the least 19 individuals have been killed and 24 injured in northern Senegal when a bus and a truck collided, based on officers.
The accident early on Monday morning occurred close to Sakal within the Louga area, Papa Ange Michel Diatta, a colonel with the nationwide firefighting service, instructed AFP information company.
The state-owned Le Soleil publication reported that the bus collided with the truck on the Quantity 2 nationwide street because it swerved to keep away from working over an animal. It added that the injured have been taken to the regional hospital Amadou Sakhir Mbaye.
President Macky Sall despatched “heartfelt condolences” to the households of these killed within the accident, including that the incident reveals “the necessity to strengthen street security measures” within the West African nation.
Encore un autre accident mortel sur nos routes à l’entrée de Ngeun Sarr. 19 vies humaines perdues et 24 blessés. Cela met en évidence la nécessité de renforcer les mesures de sécurité routière. Mes condoléances émues aux familles éplorées. Immediate rétablissement aux blessés.
— Macky Sall (@Macky_Sall) January 16, 2023
The accident got here simply eight days after Senegal was plunged into mourning following the collision of two buses within the early morning of January 8 within the central area of Kaffrine, leaving 40 useless and greater than 100 injured.
The federal government responded by banning night time buses and outlawing the import of used tyres – the suspected reason behind the accident.
It additionally introduced that the pace of autos transporting items and folks can be restricted to 90km/h (56mph).
In October 2020, at the very least 16 individuals have been killed and 15 extra injured in western Senegal when a bus collided with a refrigerated truck heading in the direction of the capital, Dakar.
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