By AFP 28 February 2022 | 1:35 pm Around 30 people were killed and some 50 were injured when two buses collided in central Chad, the Sahel country’s transport ministry said on Monday. The accident happened overnight on Sunday when a passenger bus coming from the capital N’Djamena collided with a bus from Abeche, the country’s third-largest town, the ministry said in a… Accident Scene PHOTO: Emelie Peacock/Hope Standard Around 30 people were killed and some 50 were injured when two buses collided in central Chad, the Sahel country’s transport ministry said on Monday. The accident happened overnight on Sunday when a passenger bus coming from the capital N’Djamena collided with a bus from Abeche, the country’s third-largest town, the ministry said in a statement. Abdelaziz Hisseine, secretary of the department (county) of Batha West, put the toll at 33 dead and 54 injured. “All of the injured have been taken to Abeche,” said Hisseine. The ministry statement said an inquiry had been launched. Fatal traffic accidents are frequent in Chad, a vast semi-desert country, typically caused by excessive speed, bad roads and poor vehicle roadworthiness. At least eight people were killed in a truck accident in the south of the country in July 2021. Latest 17 mins ago A High Court in Abakaliki on Monday, dismissed a suit challenging the defection of Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi and his Deputy, Kelechi Igwe from the PDP to the APC. 27 mins ago The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, has commended the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Jabi, for successfully performing open heart surgeries on four patients for the first time. 29 mins ago The OPEC+ cartel of top oil producers at their monthly meeting on Wednesday are likely to be powerless to rein in prices, which have soared above $100 after member Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 42 mins ago Around 30 people were killed and some 50 were injured when two buses collided in central Chad, the Sahel country’s transport ministry said on Monday. The accident happened overnight on Sunday when a passenger bus coming from the capital N’Djamena collided with a bus from Abeche, the country’s third-largest town, the ministry said in a… 50 mins ago The Federal Airport Authority (FAAN), has blamed the recent hike in air fare on increased cost of aviation fuel and exchange rate.
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