The number of people killed in a train crash in Cameroon on Friday has risen to 70, with another 600 injured. The train was travelling between the country's mains cities, Douala and Yaounde, when it came off the tracks. The train was overcrowded because a bridge on the road connecting the two cities had collapsed after heavy rain. President Paul Biya, who is abroad, wrote on his official Facebook page: "I instructed the government to provide full assistance to the survivors." He sent his condolences to the families who lost their loved ones at the train which derailed at around 11 am near Eseka, 120 km west of the capital Yaounde, causing carriages to overturn.

Source: The Star October 23, 2016 07:30 UTC