Bamako, July 28, 2020 – Twenty-two people were killed and 21 were wounded in southern Mali on Tuesday when a minibus collided with a dump truck, the transport ministry said. “The reasons behind the accident are excessive speed and non-respect of road rules,” the ministry said. Road accidents are a regular occurrence in Mali, where the poor state of the motorways has been a source of social tension. Twenty people were killed on May 20 after a minibus and lorry collided in the south of the country. Travelling by road is still the principal means of transport for people and goods in the landlocked Sahel nation of some 20 million people.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 28, 2020 22:07 UTC