DAKAR, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and about 20 others were injured in a road accident in southern Senegal on Saturday.

The tragedy took place near the village of Sare Thialy in Kolda city, as a truck collided with a bus carrying middle school students, said the Education Ministry.

The two victims were the bus driver and a student. The students were on an educational field trip to a farm.

Education Minister Moustapha Guirassy expressed his deep sympathy to the families of the victims and the entire school community. ■