No fewer than 31 people were killed while 10 were injured when a driver lost control of a passenger bus in southern Mali on Tuesday, the country transport ministry said.
The bus carrying Malians and nationals from the West African sub-region was on its way to Burkina Faso when it “overturned” , according to a press release published by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.
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“The provisional toll is 31 dead instantly and 10 injured, some seriously. The accident occurred around 5 p.m. in Koumantou, south of Bamako.”
Accidents involving public transport buses are common in Mali . On February 19, at least 15 people died and more than 46 were injured in a traffic accident between a public transport bus and a truck in central Mali.
