Categories: Central Africa

Cameroon: At least 40 persons dead from three road accidents in two days

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At least 40 people were killed and dozens injured in Cameroon on Wednesday and Thursday in three road accidents involving travel buses, the Ministry of Transport has announced.

The deadliest accident occurred Thursday morning in Batchenga and killed 22 people in a collision between a travel bus and a truck carrying sand, according to sources. On Wednesday night, another accident killed 16 people and injured several others about 50 km east of Yaoundé, after another bus collided with a semi-trailer truck.

Finally, a third accident left two people dead and 28 injured in the center of the country.

Data source: Africa news

TOA Correspondent

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