TUNIS: At least 16 people were killed and 85 injured on Wednesday when a lorry crashed into a bus in central Tunisia, the interior ministry said.
The dawn accident near Kasserine also left around 15 cars ablaze, according to the ministry.
It said the lorry driver, who was among those killed, was unable to brake and his vehicle hit the bus and several cars before slamming into an electricity pole.
Dozens of injured were taken to hospital in Kasserine, as emergency crews worked to extract others still trapped in the wreckage.
