Sudan bus collides with parked truck, killing 16 and injuring 19

A passenger bus crashed right into a parked truck on a freeway within the Sudanese metropolis of Omdurman early Tuesday, killing at the very least 16 individuals, based on police.

In accordance with the police in Omdurman, the sister metropolis of the capital Khartoum, the bus went off the highway and crashed right into a parked truck. At the very least 19 individuals had been injured within the accident, police mentioned.

The bus was touring to Khartoum from Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur province, police mentioned. Ambulances rushed to the scene to take the injured to Omdurman hospital whereas the lifeless had been taken to the morgue.

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Cars drive on a street in Omdurman, Sudan, on July 15, 2017.

Automobiles drive on a road in Omdurman, Sudan, on July 15, 2017.
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It was not instantly recognized why the bus skidded.

Site visitors accidents are commonplace in Sudan, usually the results of poorly maintained roads and poor enforcement of site visitors legal guidelines. 1000’s of persons are killed in site visitors accidents within the impoverished African nation yearly.