Tanzania, May 8 -- Iringa. Five people have died and 28 others injured following a road accident involving a Shabiby Line passenger bus and a lorry in Iringa Region.

The accident occurred in the early hours of May Friday, May 8 at Tanangozi area in Mseke Ward after a Yutong bus travelling from Dodoma to Mbeya collided with a FAW lorry transporting beverages.

The bus, registration number T ELZ 827, was being driven by Michael Mbugi, while the lorry, registration number T 143 EAF with trailer T 455 ADB, was travelling from Mbeya to Dodoma.

Confirming the incident, Acting Medical Officer in Charge at Iringa Regional Referral Hospital, Alfred Mwakalebela, said the hospital had received 28 injured passengers and the bodies of five victims....