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Liputan6.com, Brazzaville: At least 50 people were killed by a train slipped and fell into a ravine near Yanga Station, Congo. Four train cars reportedly fell into a ravine. Said the local railway bureau, Tuesday (22 / 6).

"Unfortunately, the train took the corner which proved fatal," said a source from the railroad. The incident happened on Monday night, after the train left the coastal city of Pointe Noire - on track Chemin de Fer Congo Ocean (CFCO) - the capital of Congo, Brazzaville. CFCO path it has taken two serious accidents in recent years.

At least 50 people were killed on the same line in 2001. Many of them were killed on fire, when two trains collided in Mvougounti, about 75 miles east of Pointe-Noire. Meanwhile, eight years ago, about 100 people were killed when a passenger train collided with a freight train, also occurs in Mvougounti. (AST / ANS / Reuters)