37 killed as bus crashes into truck in Cameroon

Douala - 19 passengers were injured in the crash.

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A busy intersection in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde. (Photo from Alamy used for illustrative purpose)

By AFP

Published: Sun 27 Dec 2020, 5:45 PM

Last updated: Sun 27 Dec 2020, 5:51 PM

At least 37 people, including 10 women and four children, were killed when their bus hit a truck in central Cameroon, police said on Sunday.

Nineteen other passengers were injured on the bus, which was found in a ravine, Ndikinimeki police commissioner Moantsouog Mempou Paulin told public radio station CRTV.

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The bus hit a lorry coming in the opposite direction, he said, confirming the death toll.

The passengers were returning to the capital Yaounde after the Christmas break, Manfred Missimikin of road accident prevention NGO Securoute said.

AFP

Published: Sun 27 Dec 2020, 5:45 PM

Last updated: Sun 27 Dec 2020, 5:51 PM

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