About 50 people died and 100 were burnt on Saturday after an oil tanker collided with a vehicle on an arterial 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 .
The accident occurred on a highway linking the capital Kinshasa to the country’ s sole port at Matadi on the Atlantic Ocean.
It took place near the city of Kisantu, about 120 kilometres ( 100 miles) west of Kinshasa . The UN ’ s Okapi radio said “ the flames spread rapidly engulfing nearby houses . ”
Overloaded trucks carrying goods as well as oil tankers regularly ply this highway .
( AFP)
source: https://punchng.com/50-die-100-burnt-in-tanker-explosion-in-dr-congo/