At least 14 people died and some two dozen more were hurt Sunday when a lorry ploughed into vehicles and pedestrians in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa, police said. “To date, there are 14 dead and several injured. There could be more than 30 injured,” Health Minister Eteni Longodo said after visiting the scene. AFPTV saw half a dozen shattered vehicles at the scene, including two minibuses and three cars. Top Congo FM radio tweeted that the lorry was carrying a cargo of stones and hit “several vehicles and motorbikes”, without giving further details.

Source: Punch February 16, 2020 20:03 UTC