54 people dead in bus crash in Tanzania

54 people dead in bus crash in Tanzania

54 people were killing and more than 20 injured in bus crash in Tanzania. Overloaded bus plunged off a bridge and into into the Malala river, 25 kilometers (15 miles) east of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Witnesses said they believed the bus was speeding when the driver lost control.

"This is a tragedy," said Abbas Kandoro, the regional administrator. He said a crane was headed to the scene to recover the wreckage so that any additional bodies could be recovered.

The bus was headed east from Arusha, a tourism center 475 kilometers (300 miles) west of Dar es Salaam, to the mining town or Mererani.

On Tuesday, a speeding, overloaded truck carrying 50 people overturned in northwestern Tanzania, killing 28 people, reports the AP.

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