[
DAKAR, April 25 (Xinhua) — Thirteen people were killed and around 40 others were injured in a traffic accident in central Senegal Thursday evening, local media reported.
The accident happened at around 7:00 p.m. local time on National Road No. 1, near the village of Yamong in the Kaffrine region, reported the Senegalese Press Agency, citing a security source.
The accident was caused by the overturning of a transport bus after one of its tires burst, the report quoted the source as saying.
The Senegalese government implemented several measures last year to combat traffic accidents following a series of deadly accidents.
Denial of responsibility! Genx Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials, please contact us by email – [email protected]. The content will be deleted within 24 hours.
