2022 Lualaba train accident
| 2022 Lualaba train accident | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Date | 11 March 2022 11:50pm |
| Location | Buyofwe village, Lualaba Province |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Owner | Société nationale des chemins de fer du Congo |
| Incident type | Derailment |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Deaths | 61 |
| Injured | 52 |
The 2022 Lualaba train accident was a train derailment in the village of Buyofwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo killing 61 people and injuring 52 others.
Accident
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 pm 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, the derailment cost the lives of 61 people and injured a further 52.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Dozens dead in DR Congo train accident: Rail company". Al Jazeera. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "DR Congo: Scores killed after freight train derails". DW. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Sixty killed in DR Congo train accident". Yahoo!New. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.