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Cameroon bus blaze: Death toll rises to 53 AFP 28th January, 2021 12:14:02 Fifty-three people died Wednesday when a bus collided with a fuel-laden van in Cameroon, causing a blaze that engulfed both vehicles, the local governor said. “The dead have all been burned beyond identification,” Awa Fonka Augustine, the governor of West Region, said. Twenty-nine people suffered severe burns. The 70-seat bus collided head-on with the van at around 3.30am at a location called the Cliff of Dschang, in central-western Cameroon, he said. The stretch of road is notorious for accidents, with hairpin ben...

TODAY January 27, 2021 The death toll from the traffic accident that occurred early Wednesday in Cameroon’s West region rose to 53, and 29 others injured. The West region’s governor Awa Fonka Augustine said, quoted by national television CRTV. The accident happened at about 3:30 a.m. local time when a 70-seater capacity bus collided with a truck on a steep road near the town of Dschang. The collision resulted in a fireball that partly burned both vehicles, according to local police. The police earlier issued an initial report according to which at least 14 people were killed and 38 othe...

Synopsis At least 37 people, including 10 women and four children, were killed in central Cameroon on December 27 when their bus smashed into a truck and tumbled down a ravine. Yaoundé: Fifty-three people died Wednesday when a bus collided with a fuel-laden van in Cameroon, causing a blaze that engulfed both vehicles, the local governor said. "The dead have all been burned beyond identification," Awa Fonka Augustine, the governor of West Region, said. Twenty-nine people suffered severe burns. The 70-seat bus collided head-on with the van at around 3.30am at a location called the Cliff of Dsc...

More than 50 passengers killed in Cameroon bus blaze 151 shares 27/01/2021 - 16:07 The accident took place on a notoriously dangerous road linking the commercial hub of Douala to the city of Bafoussam in western Cameroon. © AFP file photo 2 min Fifty-three people died on Wednesday when a bus collided with a fuel-laden van in western Cameroon, causing a blaze that engulfed both vehicles, the local governor said. Advertising Read more "The dead have all been burned beyond identif...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Bus crash in western Cameroon kills more than 50 passengers At least 53 people have died and 21 others were injured after a bus collided with a truck early Wednesday in a village in Cameroon’s west, officials say By EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI Associated Press January 27, 2021, 6:20 PM • 2 min read Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.The Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon -- At least 53 people have died and 21 others were injured in Cameroon when a bus collided with a truck early Wednesday in ...