75 killed after train derails in southern DR Congo

A commuter train carrying Congolese people in Kinshasa on November 8, 2006.

A commuter train carrying Congolese people in Kinshasa on November 8, 2006. At least 75 people have been killed and 125 injured following a railway accident in southern DR Congo. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

At least 75 people have been killed and 125 injured following a railway accident Friday in Lubudi, a territory in the southern DRC province of Lualaba.

Twenty-eight of the injured suffered serious trauma and were referred to specialised medical centres for treatment, according to a communiqué from the Ministry of Communication published on Sunday.