At least 35 people have died in a horrific crash in Tanzania after a passenger bus collided head-on with a truck carrying logs, leaving both vehicles engulfed in flames, infohub.kz reports.
The tragedy occurred on the Morogoro–Dar es Salaam highway. According to local authorities, the logging truck was driving in the oncoming lane when it struck the bus, which was traveling from Dar es Salaam to Mbeya.
A powerful explosion followed the impact, and witnesses said both vehicles were then consumed by deadly flames. The truck and the bus were completely destroyed by fire.
The Tanzania Times reports 35 deaths, while earlier reports by The Citizen Tanzania and Radio 47 put the toll at 28.
A fire broke out at the crash site, and footage from the scene is circulating on social media.