100 people killed in Congo train accident Posted: Friday, August 3, 2007
At least 100 people are feared dead and dozens injured after a goods train derailed in Democratic Republic of Congo.
A brake failure caused seven of the train's 10 wagons to leave the track between the cities of Ilebo and Kananga in West Kasai province late on Wednesday night. Some of the injured, who had been riding the wagons illicitly, were carried on people's backs and on bicycles to a hospital six miles away. Full Article : guardian.co.uk
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