Cameroon rail accident kills dozens
At least 60 were killed when a packed passenger train derailed between Cameroon's two main cities, a hospital source in the capital Yaounde said yesterday, giving a new toll the day after the accident.
Almost 600 people were injured when the train, travelling from Yaounde to the economic hub of Douala, came off the rails near the central city of Eseka at around midday Friday.
The train was crammed with people because a collapsed bridge had made travelling the same route by road impossible.
State-run television reported that many of the injured were in a critical condition and that the cause of the accident had not been discovered.
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