| Published Sat, October 6th 2018 at 18:51, Updated October 6th 2018 at 18:56 GMT +3Around 50 people were killed and another 100 suffered serious burns after a fuel tanker collided with a vehicle in Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, a regional official said. “We are mourning the death of a about 50 people. There are also about 100 people with second-degree burns,” he said. Roads in the central African nation are notoriously bad after years of war and neglect. In 2010, at least 230 people were killed in Congo when a fuel tanker overturned and exploded, unleashing a fire ball that tore through homes and cinemas packed with people watching World Cup soccer.

Source: Standard Digital October 06, 2018 12:00 UTC