/ 2 April 2001

13 DIE AS BUSES COLLIDE IN KENYA

AT least 13 people were killed when two buses collided and plunged into a river near the Kenyan coastal town of Malindi on Sunday, state-run radio reported. It said the bus collided while crossing a bridge over river Sabaki at around 4:00 pm. Eleven bodies had been recovered from the river by dusk on Sunday and rescue work was going on, the radio said. – AFP