### [2026-08-18](/feed/2026/08/18/index.md)

##### Brake failure
# Four people are killed and sixteen others are injured when a passenger bus crashes due to a brake failure in Kirehe District, Eastern Province, Rwanda. 




### Sources:

1. [IGIHE](https://en.igihe.com/news-40/article/kirehe-four-killed-16-injured-in-passenger-vehicle-crash)

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