2022 Lualaba train accident

A train derailment took place in the village of Buyofwe, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 11 March 2022. It killed 75 people and injured 125 others.

2022 Lualaba train accident
Details
Date11 March 2022
11:50pm
LocationBuyofwe village, Lualaba Province
CountryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
OwnerSociété nationale des chemins de fer du Congo
Incident typeDerailment
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths75
Injured125

Derailment

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On 11 March 2022, a freight train operated by the Société nationale des chemins de fer du Congo left the town of Kitenta heading towards the village of Buyofwe. The train was carrying several hundred stowaways and had 10-15 cars. At 11:50 p.m. local time, while traveling uphill near the village of Buyofwe, the train derailed. The derailment sent seven of the cars on the train tumbling down into a ravine, killing 75 people and injuring another 125.[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Dozens dead in DR Congo train accident: Rail company". Al Jazeera. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. ^ "DR Congo: Scores killed after freight train derails". DW. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Sixty killed in DR Congo train accident". Yahoo!New. 12 March 2022. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ^ Kahozi, Lucien (13 March 2022). "Toll in DR Congo train accident rises to 75 dead". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 14 March 2022.