Bus-train collision left one dead in Dar es Salaam

ONE person died while 43 others were injured Tuesday night after a city-commuter UDA bus collided with a train at Kamata railway crossing.

The UDA bus driver, Majuto Hamis, ignored a stopping signal by Tanzania Railway Limited (TRL) worker, warning that the locomotive was about to cross the road at 21:30 hours.

The accident, according to TRL Police unit, left one, Mr Omar Abdallah, dead while three others sustained life threatening injuries and are admitted at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH).

The bus driver, Mr Hamis, was among those who sustained serious injuries and is under police guard at his ward.