More than 24 victims majorly school students were killed on Sunday at Kindia, Guinea’s fourth largest city , 130 kilometres (80 miles) east of Conakry as an overtaking bus crashed into a truck in western Guinea on Sunday.
It was reported that the bus was travelling from the capital Conakry to Faranah leading to more than 24 deaths and several injuries according to the government.
A Local Official,Kabinet Kake said the bus had collided with the truck while trying to overtake another bus.Lieutenant Faouli Soumah from the gendarmerie said the corpses were “barely recognisable”.
Deadly road accidents occur regularly in Guinea and are often caused by poor road and vehicle conditions or reckless driving.