Death toll in the
Cameroon train accident has risen to 70, with 600 injured. The train was travelling between the
country's mains cities, Douala and Yaounde, when it came off the tracks.
The train was overcrowded because a bridge on the road
connecting the two cities had collapsed after heavy rain.
Witnesses told BBC carriages were added to accommodate extra
passengers. An investigation into the cause of the derailment is under way.
President Paul Biya, who is abroad, wrote on his official
Facebook page: "I instructed the government to provide full assistance to
the survivors."
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