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Tanzania road crash leaves 11 dead, 15 injured
NAIROBI, Sept 8, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Eleven people died and 15 were injured
when a truck carrying potatoes crashed into five vehicles in the southern
Tanzanian town of Mbeya, the presidency said Saturday.
The truck was driving down a steep hill when the accident happened on
Friday night.
“It is with great shock that I heard of the death of 11 people in Mbeya.
Yet again we have lost fellow citizens in a road accident, while others are
injured. I am deeply saddened,” President John Magufuli was quoted as saying
in the statement.
Road accidents in Tanzania are common, often due to speeding, overloading
of vehicles, poor road and vehicle conditions, but also lax road safety
enforcement by police.
In March, 24 people were killed when a bus collided with a truck, while the
following month a similar accident left 12 dead and 46 injured.
Last Sunday five people, including two tourists from Spain and two from
Italy were killed in accident in the north of the country.
BFF/AFP/FI/ 1542 hrs