In the Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa, the train carrying passengers derailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the 12th, causing an accident that killed 50 people. The government of the country revealed. It is said that there are many injured people, and the number of victims may increase in the future.
According to Steve Nubikai, the minister for humanitarian activities, the accident occurred around 3 am that same day in Tanganyika, southeast. Although the cause of the accident has not been clarified, according to AFP communication, trains and tracks used in the country since the 1960s have become obsolete, and accidents are occurring one after another.
In March of this year, a freight train crashed in Kasai province in the south of the south, killing more than 24 passengers and 31 injured. In November of last year, a freight train brake broke down near the town of Samba in the middle and south, resulting in the death of 10 stowaways. (Johannesburg = Takashi Ishihara)