More Than 40 Die in 2-Vehicle Collision in Mali

A deadly vehicle collision this week in the West African nation of Mali has been blamed on bad weather and the chronically poor state of the roads.

Forty-one people were killed and 33 injured Tuesday when a passenger bus and a truck carrying agricultural goods collided in central Zambougou near the town of Segou. Diadji Sacko, the head of the National Agency for Road Safety, told VOA’s  Bambara Service the accident occurred when one of the truck’s front tires blew out, causing it to crash into the passenger bus. The tragedy has also been blamed on heavy rains that left already dangerous roads wet and slippery, plus excessive speed.