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50 killed, 100 burnt in oil tanker road crash in DR Congo: official
KINSHASA, Oct 6, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – About 50 people died and 100 were burnt
on Saturday after an oil tanker collided with a vehicle on a highway in the
west of DR Congo, the acting governor of the region said.
“We have about 50 dead and a 100 people have suffered second degree
burns,” said Atou Matabuana, the interim governor of Kongo Central region,
according to the actualite.cd website.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1838 hrs