At least 31 people have been killed in Mali when a bus plunged off a bridge over a river near the western town of Kenieba, the transport ministry says.
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The bus had been en route to Burkina Faso when the accident occurred at around 5pm local time on Tuesday, the ministry said, adding that Malians and citizens of elsewhere in the West African subregion were among the victims.
"The probable cause was the driver's failure to control the vehicle," it said.
The crash comes days after 15 people were killed in a collision between a bus and truck in central Mali.
Road accidents are more frequent in West Africa, where public transport is often overloaded and poorly regulated.
Africa accounts for about one quarter of the world's traffic deaths even though the continent has barely two per cent of the world's vehicle fleet, UN data showed in 2023.
Australian Associated Press
