About 60 people have been killed and about 450 others injured in a train crash in the south of Congo-Brazzaville, officials have said.The head of the rail operator, Chemin de Fer Congo-Ocean (CFCO), said it happened on Monday night about 60km (37 miles) from the city of Pointe-Noire.
The train is believed to have derailed as it went round a corner in a remote area between Bilinga and Tchitondi, throwing 4 carriages into a ravine.
The dead and wounded have been taken to hospitals and morgues in Pointe-Noire.
"There was a grave train accident during the night," CFCO director-general Sauveur Joseph El Bez told the AFP news agency. "There are dozens of victims and injured."
"The material damage was also very severe," he added. "All steps have been taken to organize relief."
