At least 19 people died this Monday in a collision between a bus and a truck in northern Senegal, eight days after a traffic accident that killed more than 40 people, according to firefighters.
A clash near the town of Sakal in the Luga region injured 24 people, Colonel Papa Ange Michel Diatta, a member of the national fire service, told AFP.
A collision between two buses caused the deaths of more than 40 people on January 8 in the center of the country, highlighting the problems on the roads in Senegal, as in many African countries: vehicles in poor condition and unsafe, reckless driving or widespread corruption by law enforcement officers or license issuers .
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