Senegal declares national mourning after bus crash kills dozens

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Thirty-eight people died and about 80 were wounded in central Senegal after two buses collided in the early hours of Sunday, local officials
main east-west arteries near the town of Kaffrine, about 220 kilometres (137 miles) southeast of the capital Dakar.Sall said on Twitter that
prosecutor said.Footage from the scene shared online showed two white buses, their mangled fronts entwined
Debris was strewn across the narrow road.Road accidents are common in Senegal, where large trucks and buses, often decades old, overburdened
and listing, hurtle down two-lane highways pitted and rutted by overuse.In 2017, two buses collided, killing 25 people, including some
heading to a religious festival.Source - Reuters-Agencies
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