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patrick @pchstar Déraillement du train camrail.
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Fifty-three were killed
and over 300 injured when a packed Cameroon passenger train derailed on Friday
while travelling between the capital Yaounde and the economic hub Douala, state
broadcaster Crtv said.
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| Ehode patrick @pchstar Déraillement du train camrail. |
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.
Crtv
gave the tolls of 53 dead and more than 300 injured, adding that some of the
injured where in a very serious condition.
"Cause
of the accident is not yet clear," the broadcaster added.
The
minister said the derailment had "caused significant human and material
damage but I can't at this time give you any figures".
A
ministerial delegation was being sent to the accident site.
According
to Crtv the train left for Yaounde shortly after 11:00 am (1000 GMT) packed
with passengers.
The
route was particularly busy after a bridge on the road linking Yaounde and
Douala collapsed in heavy rain overnight Thursday to Friday, paralyzing traffic
and sending extra waves of travellers on to trains.
"Intervention and
security teams have been mobilized," the rail company Camrail said.
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