NEWS- Heartbreaking news coming in indicates that at least 18 lives were lost on Friday 9th February 2024 when the bus they were traveling on collided with a truck in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, authorities said.
Information obtained by this website www.informer.co.ug, the bus collided with the truck as it tried to make a turn along a highway leading to the N’Djili International Airport according to Anaddolu Nganga, the mayor of Kimbaseke municipality where the accident happened.
“All the bodies of the victims were taken to the morgue of the nearby hospital,” Nganga said. Only two of the passengers survived with broken arms, he said.
The head of local traffic agency Freddy Dongo urges drivers to avoid excessive speeding which is believed to the cause of the accident.
“I also recommend the installation of concrete separators to avoid accidents,” said Dongo, adding that an investigation will be carried out into the latest crash.
Road crashes along major roads in Congo are common. Local authorities have promised to educate drivers and enforce traffic rules but adherence to those rules is still low and defaulters often evade penalties.
