What the records say
- When
- 22 Apr 2014
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 8.39° S, 24.66° E
- Description
- train derailment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Deaths
- 63
- Injured
- 162
- Cause
- speed limit
2014 Katanga train derailment
Train derailment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
On 22 April 2014, a freight train derailed near the Katongola Bridge in Haut-Lomami Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The train was carrying hundreds of illegal passengers at the time of the crash. As a result, 48 people were killed and over 160 injured.
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