53 killed in Cameroon train derailment: state radio

The train, crammed with people due to road traffic disruption between the 2 cities

source: wikipedia
source: wikipedia
AFP | PTI Yaounde
Last Updated : Oct 22 2016 | 1:54 AM IST
Fifty-three people died when a packed Cameroon passenger train derailed today while travelling between the capital Yaounde and the economic hub Douala, state broadcaster Crtv said.

The train, crammed with people due to road traffic disruption between the two cities, left the tracks just before reaching the central city of Eseka, Transport minister Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo'o said earlier.

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First Published: Oct 22 2016 | 1:07 AM IST

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