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Cameroon train crash: 70 killed, hundreds injured+Videos

Cameroon,  CNN, Oct. 22, 2016 – About 70 people are dead and 300 others injured after an overloaded train derailed in central Cameroon, authorities said.

 

 

 Passengers escape the site of a train derailment in Eseka, Cameroon, which left 55

 

The train was carrying more passengers than usual when it derailed in Eseka on Friday, according to Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo’o, the transport minister.

 

 

 

 

A bridge had collapsed over a nearby highway, forcing more people to seek rail transport. The cause of the deadly derailment was not immediately known.

The 20-wagon train started having problems about three miles after leaving the Eseka station.

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the derailment, the President’s office said in a statement on Facebook.

 

 

53 killed in Cameroon train derailment- state radio

 

 

President Paul Biya expressed heartfelt condolences to the families of those affected.
Video of the incident aftermath shows train cars belly up, and dozens carrying casualties away from the area.

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