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At least 19 dead, 37 injured in Ivory Coast bus accident

Abidjan At least 19 people were killed and 37 hurt when a crowded minibus and another passsenger vehicle collided in the Ivory Coast port town of San Pedro, police said Friday. Police chief Seydou Ouattara told AFP the accident was caused by "a technical problem in the vehicles"

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Published 11 September 2015, 8:00 · Updated 22:01

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At least 19 dead, 37 injured in Ivory Coast bus accident

Abidjan

At least 19 people were killed and 37 hurt when a crowded minibus and another passsenger vehicle collided in the Ivory Coast port town of San Pedro, police said Friday.

Police chief Seydou Ouattara told AFP the accident was caused by "a technical problem in the vehicles" and that 19 people had been killed.

Poor maintenance is often behind the many fatalities on West Africa's roads.

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