The crash adds to the rising number of deadly road accidents that have been recorded in the Fako Division of the South West Region and other parts of the country since the start of the year.
A road accident near Ekona in the Fako Division of the South West Region has reportedly left several persons dead and a host of others injured. According to sources, the crash occurred yesterday after a trailer drove into an 18-seater bus that had passengers onboard. Details of the accident remain sketchy. But media reports that The National Post has not been able to independently verify have stated that at least 16 of the passengers that were aboard the vehicle were killed in the accident. Some news organs have stated that all 18 passengers died in the process, stating that a nine-year-old baby is the lone survivor of the accident.
The crash comes to add to the rising number of deadly road accidents that have been recorded in the Fako Division of the South West Region and other parts of the country since the start of the year. Late last month, three persons, including two sisters, died in a road accident in Limbe in the Fako Division after a motorbike on which they were travelling was knocked down by a vehicle. In March, another accident in Mutengene still in the Fako Division left six persons dead.
The accident occurred after vehicle had a tire puncture leading to the car losing control and ramming into a truck. On a larger scale, the Ekona crash adds to the multiple number of accidents that happen in Cameroon annually which has left official figures revealing that at least 1500 to 2000 deaths are registered in the country every year due to road accidents. The statistics from the Ministry of Transport and the United Nations health agency, the World Health Organization, WHO, stems from the estimated 16 thousand road accidents that are recorded in the country each year, per the two institutions.
