Bus Crash in Western Cameroon Kills More Than 50 Passengers

Bus Crash in Western Cameroon Kills More Than 50 Passengers
People gather at the scene of a bus crash in Santchou village in western Cameroon on Jan. 27, 2021. AP Photo
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YAOUNDE, Cameroon—At least 53 people have died and 21 others were injured in Cameroon when a bus collided with a truck early Wednesday in a village in the western part of the country, officials said.

The accident occurred in Santchou village and survivors were rushed to hospitals in the western towns of Dschang and Bafoussam, Awa Fonka Augustine, the governor of the West Region of Cameroon, confirmed.