Twelve people were killed and 46 injured in a crash between a bus and a truck in northern Tanzania, traffic police said.

The accident happened late Wednesday evening in Makomero in Tabora province.

"A total of 12 people were killed, 10 at the scene and two while being evacuated to hospital," traffic police said, adding that 46 people were injured.

The truck, which was transporting potatoes, is believed to have crashed into the bus. </s> Twelve people were killed and 46 injured in a crash between a bus and a truck in northern Tanzania, traffic police said.

The accident happened late on Wednesday evening in Makomero in Tabora province.

"A total of 12 people were killed, 10 at the scene and two while being evacuated to hospital," traffic police said, adding that 46 people were injured.

The truck, which was transporting potatoes, is believed to have crashed into the bus.

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FOLLOW News24 Africa on Twitter and Facebook. </s> A school bus has crashed in Tanzania killing 32 schoolchildren, two teachers and the driver after it plunged into a roadside ravine in the northern tourist region of Arusha, a senior police official has said.

“The accident happened when the bus was descending on a steep hill in rainy conditions,” regional commander Charles Mkumbo said. “We are still investigating the incident to determine if it was caused by a mechanical defect or human error on the part of the driver.”

The pupils killed in the accident, which occurred at about 9.30am in Karatu district, were aged 12 to 13, and from the Lucky Vincent primary school on their way to visit another school, Mkumbo said.

Tanzania’s president, John Magufuli, described the accident as a national tragedy in a statement.

Tanzania, the second-largest economy in east Africa, has a poor road safety network but buses remain the main form of public transport between towns.

More than 11,000 people were killed in road accidents in Tanzania between 2014 and 2016, according to government data. </s> At least 35 people were killed, most of them young children, after a bus carrying students lost control and crashed in northern Tanzania, police said Saturday.

The bus had been carrying the students from a primary school in Arusha for an examination, Arusha Region Police Commander Charles Mkumbo said. It skidded off the road near the Mlera River in Meatu district and plunged into a gully.

Officials said the dead included 32 young students, two teachers and a bus driver. They said all of those bodies had been recovered.

Photos posted on local media showed one end of the bus crushed. Children’s bodies were laid out along the paved road after being pulled from the wreckage, their faces covered. They appeared to be in school uniforms.

President John Magufuli sent a message with his condolences to families of the victims “at this time of tragedy and grief.”

Africa has the world’s highest per capita rate of road deaths though it has roughly just 2 percent of the world’s vehicles, the World Bank has reported. Poor infrastructure and maintenance are widespread.

According to Tanzanian government data, 3,574 people were killed in traffic accidents in the East African nation in 2015. </s> A school bus full of students swerved off a steep road in Tanzania on Saturday morning and fell into a ravine, killing 36 people — 33 of them children, authorities said.

The fatal crash happened in city of Arusha in Tanzania’s northern Karatu District, on the edge of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Mkumbo added investigators were still trying to determine exactly what caused the bus to leave the road.

CNN reported that the bus driver and two teachers on board, were also killed in the crash. Two of the students survived but were critically injured.The primary school students, aged between 12 and 13 years old, were on their way to another school to take an exam.

Tanzanian President John Magufuli expressed “great shock and sadness” over the crash.

More than 3,000 people are killed each year on Tanzania’s roads, according to government data. More photos after the cut;

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Fifteen people died and 13 were injured when a truck carrying potatoes crashed into five vehicles in the southern Tanzanian town of Mbeya.

The truck was driving down a steep hill when the accident happened on Friday night.

"Yet again we have lost fellow citizens in a road accident, while others are injured. I am deeply saddened," President John Magufuli was quoted as saying in the statement.

“We received 13 deceased who died on the spot and two others lost their lives while receiving treatment. Two more victims are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU),” said Dr Petro Seme at the Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital.

He said four victims have been discharged while several others continue to receive treatment.

According to the police, the accident involved two petroleum tankers, two trucks and a minibus.

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Road accidents in Tanzania are common, often due to speeding, overloading of vehicles, poor road and vehicle conditions, but also lax road safety enforcement by police.

In March, 24 people were killed when a bus collided with a truck, while the following month a similar accident left 12 dead and 46 injured. </s> ARUSHA, Tanzania, July 1 (Xinhua) -- At least 20 people were killed and 45 injured in a road accident in south-western Tanzania's region of Mbeya on Sunday, police said.

Mussa Taibu, Mbeya Regional Police Commander, confirmed the accident, saying it happened at Mbalizi Hill on the outskirts of Mbeya city in the afternoon and involved three commuter buses and a truck.

Taibu said that the accident occurred when a truck carrying a container rammed into a commuter mini-bus and killed 20 people on the spot.

After hitting the first mini-bus, the truck got out of the way and hit other two mini-buses before plunging into a river, said Taibu.

The truck was heading to the Tanzania-Zambia border town of Tunduma from the south-western city of Mbeya, according to the police.

He said the injured people have been sent to Mbalizi District Designated Hospital and Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital.

The accident came only three days after another road accident, in which five people died and three injured, happened in Mtwara Region in Tanzania.

Reports have it that reckless driving and poor road infrastructures as among the major factors fueling road accidents in Tanzania. </s> NAIROBI: Fifteen people died and 13 were injured when a truck carrying potatoes crashed into five vehicles in the southern Tanzanian town of Mbeya, a hospital official said Saturday. The truck was driving down a steep hill when the accident happened on Friday night, according to a statement from the presidency. Petro Seme, a doctor and supervisor at the Mbeya hospital, said 13 bodies had arrived at the morgue on Friday night, and two of the injured had later died. “We regret that in total fifteen people have died,” he told AFP, adding that of 13 other injured, two were in a critical condition. The presidency had earlier put the death toll at 11. “Yet again we have lost fellow citizens in a road accident, while others are injured. I am deeply saddened,” President John Magufuli was quoted as saying in the statement. Road accidents in Tanzania are common, often due to speeding, overloading of vehicles, poor road and vehicle conditions, but also lax road safety enforcement by police. In March, 24 people were killed when a bus collided with a truck, while the following month a similar accident left 12 dead and 46 injured. Last Sunday five people, including two tourists from Spain and two from Italy were killed in accident in the north of the country. </s> Oh No! 33 Children Dead After A Fatal Accident Involving A School Bus Carrying Students In Tanzania(Photos)

A school bus full of students swerved off a steep road in Tanzania on Saturday morning and fell into a ravine, killing 36 people — 33 of them children, authorities said.

The fatal crash happened in city of Arusha in Tanzania’s northern Karatu District, on the edge of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

“The place where it happened is a hill, with a steep slope, and it was raining when the accident happened,” Aruba Police Commander Charles Mkumbo said.

 Mkumbo added investigators were still trying to determine exactly what caused the bus to leave the road.



CNN reported that the bus driver and two teachers on board, were also killed in the crash. Two of the students survived but were critically injured.The primary school students, aged between 12 and 13 years old, were on their way to another school to take an exam.

 Tanzanian President John Magufuli expressed “great shock and sadness” over the crash.

“The accident has cut short the dreams of students who were preparing to serve the nation,” Magufuli said.

More than 3,000 people are killed each year on Tanzania’s roads, according to government data. More photos after the cut;

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A bus crash in Makomero, Tanzania, kills 12 people and injures 46.