PhotoPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A bus driver fleeing the scene of an accident drove into crowds of people in northern Haiti early on Sunday, killing at least 38 and injuring about a dozen more, the authorities said. The bus driver then tried to drive away, but when he reached Mapou, about three miles away, he crashed the bus into three rara parades, Mr. Faustin said. “Usually the drivers involved in such accidents don’t stop, because they are afraid they might be killed” in reprisal, Mr. Henry said. The driver and passengers on the bus were taken to a police station, said Patrick Cherilus, a civil protection spokesman. They were later released, and the bus driver has fled, said Jean Bazlais Bornelus, the police chief for the area.

Source: New York Times March 12, 2017 21:22 UTC