Tanzania: 27 killed in bus accident

(SomaliNet) At least 27 were killed in a bus accident on Saturday in south-western Tanzania, a senior police officer said.

Stephen Mwinamila, the regional traffic commander said a bus tried to overtake a car and crashed into a truck about 50km from the south-western Tanzanian town of Mbeya.

Mwinamila said two pedestrians were among those killed. Forty-three people were seriously injured and have been admitted to Mbeya Hospital, he said.

The accident is one of the deadliest in the region in the past two years. - Sapa-AP