Train crashes in Congo: 24 killed, 31 injured

Sadraddin Ismayilov
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At least 24 people were killed and 31 injured when a freight train carrying stowaways derailed in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The accident occurred Sunday in Kasai province, in the centre-west of the central African country.

Most of the passengers were stowaways. Police and ambulance staff were dispatched to the scene.

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