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19 killed in bus-truck collision in northern Senegal

Xinhua

Updated: 2023-01-16 19:10

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DAKAR -- Nineteen people were killed and over 20 others injured, some seriously, on Monday in a collision between a bus and a truck in northern Senegal, local media reported.

Authorities are still investigating what caused the collision, which occurred near Sakal, in the Louga region.

This came about a week after another major accident in Senegal's central Kaffrine region, where 42 died after two buses collided on Jan. 8.

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