Kaffrine bus crash

Kaffrine bus crash
Gniby is located in Senegal
Gniby
Gniby
Crash location
Date8 January 2023
Time03:30 (GMT, UTC±00:00)
LocationSikilo, Gniby, Kaffrine Region, Senegal
Coordinates14°26′N 15°40′W / 14.43°N 15.66°W / 14.43; -15.66
TypeVehicle collision
Deaths40
Non-fatal injuries101
Map of N1 national road.

On 8 January 2023, 40 people were killed and 101 injured in central Senegal when two buses collided in Gniby near the regional capital of Kaffrine on the N1 national road.[1][2][3]

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