Senegal has announced last week that it is banning commercial vehicles from plying the roads at night in an attempt to minimise accidents, Transport and infrastructure Minister Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo said in Porokhane on Thursday.
Minister Diallo said with immediate effect, commercial vehicles will no longer be allowed to drive from 10pm to 6am every day to minimise road accidents. "The measure is deemed necessary to minimise accidents, as so many people die in accidents due the cause of late driving."
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