DAR ES SALAAM, Jan.6 (Xinhua) -- Eleven people, all members of the same clan, have been killed by a collision between a mini-bus and a truck in northern Tanzania and the tragedy has also left 14 other people seriously injured.

    The mini-bus taking people out of a religious ceremony rammed into the truck before rolling over off the road near Moshi, according to police sources.

    Acting Kilimanjaro Regional Police Commander Ramadhan Baruti said that the mini-bus was speeding when the accident occurred and the driver of the mini-bus had escaped after the accident.

    Traffic police in Tanzania have been warning the public of speeding on roads. Human factors like speeding have caused more than 70 percent of the country's road carnages, claiming an average of 2,500 lives a year in recent years.