At least 38 people have been killed and about a dozen injured in northern Haiti late Saturday after a bus drove into a parade of pedestrians while fleeing from an accident, the country’s civil protection authorities said on Sunday. The bus driver then fled and crashed into three “rara” parades in Mapou, about 5 kilometres (3 miles) away, Faustin said. Rara parades, which usually take place around Easter, are groupings of musicians playing traditional instruments who are often joined by passers-by. The driver and passengers on the bus were taken to the police station, said Patrick Cherilus, a Civil Protection spokesman for the department of Artibonite. They have since been released and the bus driver has fled, said Jean Bazlais Bornelus, the police chief for the area, said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 13, 2017 01:51 UTC