Twenty people died on the spot and 12 others were injured following a head-on collision by two vehicles in Kelema kwa Simba village in Dodoma Region's Kondoa District yesterday.
The accident that occurred at around 2.30 pm involved a Hiace mini-bus carrying passengers who were travelling from Kiteto to Kondoa to attend a wedding ceremony, and a Scania lorry which was moving in the opposite direction.
The casualties included the bridegroom, whose identity, like those of the rest, had not been established by late evening.
The medical officer-in-charge of Kondoa District hospital, John Luanda, confirmed that the facility had received bodies of the dead as well as the injured persons who are undergoing treatment there.
He described the accident as the worst accident in the area in recent memory.
The Regional Police Commander, Zelothe Stephen, said the cause of the accident was being investigated, and efforts to identify the casualties were underway.
The accident has occurred only two days after 18 students died in Sengerema district following the capsizing of the canoe they were travelling in on Lake Victoria.
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