The Senegalese government decided Tuesday to ban night buses between towns and villages after the death toll in a weekend head-on crash left 40 dead.
A general view of the scene of a bus accident in Kaffrine, central Senegal, on January 8, 2023 where at least 38 people have died and scores were injured when two buses collided. – In response to the “grave” accident, President Macky Sall announced three days of national mourning beginning on Januar 9, 2023.
The death toll rose to 40 after one of the injured died late Monday during a transfer to a hospital in Dakar, a government statement said. Minibuses as well as buses carrying goods and not just passengers will be banned on the roads between 11 pm and five am.
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