At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday morning after a bus collided with a cargo train in Tanzania’s western region of Kigoma, police said.
Kigoma regional commander Martin Otieno said the bus was thrown 100 metres away from the site of the collision, leaving many passengers trapped in the wreckage.
23 other passengers were injured in the crash.
“Rescuers are still pulling passengers trapped in the wreckage of the bus. We fear that the number of people killed in the grisly accident might rise,” local media outlets quote Otieno.
“Some bodies of the victims were in pieces. It is the worst road accident to have occurred in Kigoma region in recent memory,” he added.
Otieno said the bus was travelling from Kigoma town to Tabora region in central Tanzania.
He added that the cargo train was moving from the east African country’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, to Kigoma.
“The bus left Kigoma town at 6am when visibility was still poor. We suspect the driver of the bus could not see the oncoming train. But we are still conducting investigations to establish the cause of the accident,” said the senior police officer.
