What the records say
- When
- 8 Jan 2023
- Kind
- Road accident
- Coordinates
- 14.43° N, 15.67° W
- Description
- 2023 bus crash in central Senegal
- Deaths
- 40
- Injured
- 87
Kaffrine bus crash
2023 bus crash in central Senegal
On 8 January 2023, 40 people were killed and 101 injured in central Senegal when two buses collided in Gniby near the regional capital of Kaffrine on the N1 national road.
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