A collision between two buses in central Senegal has left 40 people dead and dozens injured.
Preliminary investigations suggest that one of the buses suffered a flat tire and collided with an oncoming bus, officials said.
President Macky Sall has declared three days of mourning and promised to take measures to improve road safety.
Traffic accidents are common in Senegal, but this is one of the deadliest in recent years.
Emergency services official Cheikh Fall told AFP news agency that 87 people were injured in the collision, near the central town of Kaffrine.
The injured have been taken to hospitals and medical centers for treatment, he added.
Confirming the 40 deaths, Mr Sall said on Twitter that he was “deeply saddened by the tragic road accident”.
“I offer my condolences to the families of the victims and wish a speedy recovery to the injured.”
Meanwhile, 21 people were killed and 49 others injured in a bus accident in Kenya.
The bus had just crossed the border from Uganda to Kenya when it crashed.
Ugandan regional police spokesman Rogers Taitika told AFP that the driver appeared to have lost control and veered off the road.
The dead were mostly Kenyans, but included eight Ugandans, he said.
Source: BBC
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