Status: 08.01.2023 2:18 p.m
Serious traffic accident in Senegal: Two buses collided in the center of the country. 40 people lost their lives. The country’s president ordered a three-day state mourning.
40 people died in a serious traffic accident in Senegal. When two buses collided near the city of Kaffrine in the center of the West African country, there were also 87 injuries, a fire department representative told the AFP news agency.
According to the information, the accident happened on the N1 trunk road at 3:15 a.m. (local time, 4:15 a.m. CET). The injured were taken to hospitals.
“I am deeply saddened”
The country’s president ordered a three-day state mourning. “I am deeply saddened by today’s tragic traffic accident in Gniby that killed 40 people and seriously injured many,” Macky Sall wrote on Twitter. He expressed his condolences to the families of those affected. There should also be a ministerial meeting to discuss road safety.
Traffic accidents are common in Senegal. According to experts, this is mainly due to bad roads and dilapidated vehicles. The accident on Sunday is still one of the deadliest in recent years.