MBANZA-NGUNGU, DR Congo: At least 30 people were killed when a packed bus came off the road and burst into flames overnight near Kinshasa, the DR Congo capital, a local official said Sunday. Eighteen others have third-degree burns,” Red Cross spokesman David Nsiala told AFP. “We are continuing the work of identifying the bodies,” added Nsiala, who runs the Red Cross in Mbanza-Ngungu territory southwest of Kinshasa. The bus, laden with people and goods, was travelling from Lufu to Kinshasa when its brakes failed and the driver lost control, Didier Nsimba, deputy administrator of Mbanza-Ngungu territory, told AFP. Mbanza-Ngungu is located about 150 kilometres from Kinshasa on Highway 1, a road notorious for deadly accidents.

Source: New Strait Times October 21, 2019 01:52 UTC