Over 30 people killed, 10 wounded when bus drove off bridge in Mali


BAMAKO: At least 31 people were killed, and another ten were injured in Mali on Tuesday when a bus drove off a bridge over the Bagoe River, the Malian transport ministry said.

“A passenger bus … plunged off a bridge. The probable cause was the driver’s failure to control the vehicle. According to preliminary estimates, 31 people died on the scene, and ten were injured,” the ministry said in a statement on social media.

All those injured were being treated, the release added.

Source: Emirates News Agency