At Least 18 People Killed When Bus Collides With Truck in Congo’s Capital

A bus outside the N'djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on Jan. 31, 2023. Guerchom Ndebo/AFP via Getty Images

KINSHASA, Congo—At least 18 people were killed Friday when the bus they were traveling on collided with a truck in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, authorities said.

The bus collided with the truck as it tried to make a turn along a highway leading to the N’Djili International Airport, said Anaddolu Nganga, mayor of Kimbaseke municipality where the accident happened.