Truck Collides With Bus in Mali, Killing 41

Truck Collides With Bus in Mali, Killing 41
A damaged bus after a crash in Segou region, Mali, on Aug. 3, 2021. ORTM via Reuters/Screenshot via NTD
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BAMAKO—Forty-one people were killed in a road accident in south-central Mali on Tuesday, when a truck carrying goods and market workers collided with a passenger bus, the transport ministry said.

State broadcaster ORTM reported that the truck’s driver lost control after a tyre burst and the vehicle swerved into the path of the bus.