Dschang bus-truck crash

Dschang bus-truck crash
Date27 January 2021 (2021-01-27)
Time3:30 a.m.
Location
CauseUnder investigation
Deaths53
Injuries29

In the early morning of 27 January 2021, a passenger bus operated by an interurban travel agency collided with a truck carrying fuel at the Cliff of Dschang, in the commune of Santchou, close to the major city of Dschang, Cameroon. 53 people were killed by the crash; a further 29 survived with severe burns.[1][2]

Aftermath

The governor of Cameroon's West Region, Awa Fonka Augustine, said fog may have been a cause of the accident, and an initial investigation found that the van's brakes had problems. He later stated: "A speeding truck illegally transporting fuel ran into the 70-seat bus transporting passengers from the coastal commercial city of Douala to Bafoussam, the capital of Cameroon’s West region," Augustine said. "A collision between the truck and the bus sparked uncontrollable fire which ravaged the truck, the bus and its occupants."[3]

Jean Ernest Massena Ngalle Bibehe, Cameroon's Transport Minister said that the bus belonged to Menoua Voyages, an agency operating in the area.[4]

Manfred Missimikin of road accident prevention NGO Securoute said "a succession of negligence" was to blame for the tragedy. "The truck carrying fuel was not authorised to do so," he told Agence France-Presse.

References

  1. ↑ "Cameroon: Carnage in Dschang as 53 persons perish in road accident". Journal du Cameroun. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "53 killed in Cameroon bus blaze". Manila Bulletin. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Dozens killed in bus crash in western Cameroon". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Ekonde, Eoin McSweeney, CNN and Daniel (27 January 2021). "53 dead in West Cameroon bus crash". CNN. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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