Khartoum [Sudan], September 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Eight people were killed and 13 others injured on Sunday in a traffic accident in Gezira State in central Sudan, said Sudanese Police's Press Office in a statement.

The accident took place between a commodity transport vehicle and a mini-passenger bus on Khartoum-Medani highway near Al-Kamlin locality, the statement said, attributing the accident to the high speed and wrong crossing.

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Sudan is among the countries with the highest death rates in traffic accidents, mainly due to careless driving, poor road conditions and defective vehicle scrapping system. (ANI/Xinhua)

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