31 Die After Bus Tumbles Off Bridge

A bus crash in Mali’s southeast region on its way to Burkina Faso on Tuesday, left 31 dead and 10 injured, as disclosed by the country’s Transport Ministry.

The ministry reported that around 5:00 pm (1700 GMT), on a bridge crossing the Bagoe river, a bus traveling from Kenieba commune to Burkina Faso veered off the bridge, with the driver’s loss of control being the probable reason.

Mali’s frequent automobile accidents, often due to substandard roads and vehicles, were again in the spotlight earlier this month following a devastating collision between a Bamako-bound bus and a truck in the central part of the country, resulting in 15 deaths and 46 injuries.