(SomaliNet) A minibus and a lorry transporting sand collided in the northern Tanzanian town of Arusha killing twenty people were killed after, police said on Sunday.
News sources say all the dead were in the minibus when the lorry, while trying to overtake another vehicle, hit it.
\"The 18 tonne lorry carrying sand tried to pass another vehicle unsuccessfully and hit the minibus. Nineteen people in the minibus died on the spot, while another died later,\" Basilio Matei, police commander, said by phone.
Matei said the bus was carrying a legal number of passengers. He added that the lorry driver had been arrested and would appear in court on Monday.-Reuters
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