By AFPMore by this AuthorBANGUIAt least 77 people have died after a heavy goods lorry that was carrying passengers tipped over in the Central African Republic, officials said Wednesday. The accident took place Tuesday between Bambari and Ippy in the centre of the country. A Bambari police officer said: "We have counted in total 77 deaths, most of them men. The accident may have been linked to "technical failures and to (the lorry) being overloaded", the officer said, adding that an investigation had been opened to determine the cause of the accident. Local resident Hubert Tchenebou said it was not the first time an accident involving an overloaded truck had happened in the area.

Source: Daily Nation July 06, 2017 03:22 UTC