24 people have been killed and 31 injured in a train accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo according to police and medical services.
A freight train was carrying stowaways on Sunday when it derailed in Bena Leka settlement, 140km north of Kananga, one of Kasai province’s main towns.
Police said several wagons fell into a river and have yet to be searched so the number of victims could rise.
It’s the third rail accident in the area in recent weeks.
BBC Correspondents say many trains in Congo date back to the 1960s and track hasn’t been properly maintained.
It is the third rail accident in about a month in central DRC. Five people were killed in a passenger train accident last month at the station in Kalenda.