Bus crash kills 33 in Tanzania

The state-owned broadcaster has reported a bus crashed into a truck killing 33 people in north-eastern Tanzania.

Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) quoted unnamed police officials saying the accident happened this afternoon in Korogwe, about 131 miles north-west of the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam.

The bus was carrying the passengers to Dar es Salaam from the north-western town of Arusha, the station reported.

Five people seriously injured in the accident remain at the hospital at Korogwe, TBC reported.

Other passengers had minor injuries and discharged from the hospital after being treated, said the station.

Buses are Tanzania’s main public transport between towns and many bus drivers exceed the speed limit.