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50 killed, 100 burnt in oil tanker road crash in DR Congo: Official

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AFP Kinshasa

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.

 

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First Published: Oct 06 2018 | 6:15 PM IST

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