Authorities say at least 20 people were killed and seven were injured when a bus collided with a broken-down lorry in Chad on Thursday night.
It happened on a road between Abéché and Oum-Hadjer in the country’s northeast.
The bus was carrying 31 passengers, according to Chad’s transport minister, Fatimé Goukouni Weddeye. According to her, the accident was caused by the driver’s failure to follow road safety rules, such as speeding, overloading, fatigue, and recklessness.
Transitional President Mahamat Idriss Déby expressed condolences to the families of the victims and promised to take steps to reduce car accidents in Chad.
