A rail disaster in the south of Congo-Brazzaville has killed several dozen people. <br/><br/>According to the managing director of the Rail company, Mr. Joseph Sauveur El Bez, the accident happened early this morning about 60 kilometres from the southern city of Pointe Noire. He said bodies of the dead and the injured had been taken to morgues and hospitals in Pointe Noir. <br/><br/>Few details were available of the accident from the rail company or the government. <br/><br/>The transport ministry said it did not have a toll from the accident which happened between Bilinga and Tchitondi. The 510-kilometre rail line is the main link between the capital Brazzaville and Pointe Noire on the Atlantic.<br/>
News On AIR | June 22, 2010 5:43 PM
Rail disaster in Congo kills several dozen people