title: Ségou bus-truck collision
text: # Ségou bus-truck collision
  
  On 3 August 2021 in a collision between a passenger bus and a truck in Ségou, Mali has killed at least 41 people and 33 others injured.
  
  ## Background
  
  The accident happened about 20 Km away from the town of Ségou when a truck driver lost control after the tire exploded and crashed into the bus.
  
  ## Reactions
  
  Mali's president Assimi Goïta has declared three days of national mourning across the country.
  
  