Breaking- South West Cameroon-Yesterday 9th July, 2022. At least 13 People Have Died from Truck Collision in Kumba

Fatal road accident in Kumba.

SOUTH WEST-CAMEROON. 

9th July, 2022 was a sad day for travellers and their families. At least 13 people have died after a truck collided with a bus in southwestern Cameroon, according to local police. 

The accident occurred Saturday morning along Kumba-Muyuka highway in Southwest region of the country. This highway is remarkable for numerous accidents in the country. It records about 4 percent of accidents in Cameroon.

The truck lost control and collided head-on with a bus that was carrying 30 passengers at a locality called Bombe Bakundu which is located along the highway, police said.

According to the police, fatal accidents are common in Cameroon due to reckless driving, dangerous overtaking, drunk driving and poor state of road.

The Ministry of Transport estimates that 1,500 people die in road accidents each year in the central African nation.

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