Dar es Salaam, March 5 -- DODOMA: NINE people died and 49 others sustained injuries in separate road accidents in Dodoma and Morogoro regions on Monday and yesterday.

Police reports indicate that six fatalities occurred in a collision near Dodoma, while three others perished in a separate incident in Morogoro.

In Dodoma, the fatal crash occurred at approximately 10:00 p.m. on Monday at Chigongwe, just outside Dodoma City when a bus belonging to AN Classic Company (registration number T405 BYS), driven by Swalehe Mnyapi, collided with the trailer of a cargo truck (registration number T206 EEZ) while attempting to overtake.

Dodoma Regional Commissioner Ms Rosemary Senyamule confirmed the incident, saying that the bus was travelling from ...