Tanzania traffic crash kills 26, nine hurt

A crash between a truck and a minibus in Tanzania has killed 26 people, among them 12 women and seven children, and injured nine.

A truck and a minibus have collided in Tanzania, killing at least 26 people and injuring nine others.

The country's traffic police commander, Fortunatus Musilimu, says the dead in Saturday night's accident in the southern town of Mkuranga included 12 women and seven children.

There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash.

Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Sunday said he was saddened by the latest accident, adding: "I join the families at this time of tragedy and grief."