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At least 16 dead, 85 injured in Tunisia road accident

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Published on: June 15, 2023

The death toll from a road accident involving a heavy truck and a bus in northwestern Tunisia on Wednesday rose to 16, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said.

The accident also left 85 others wounded and caused 15 cars to collide.

It occurred on the Kasserine road when a truck skidded due to a brake failure and collided first with a bus before hitting a high-voltage-electric pole that fell, causing a dozen cars to catch fire, the ministry said.

The injured have been rushed to local hospitals and rescue operations are underway.