At least 15 killed and 40 Injured in road accident in DR Congo

At least 15 people were killed and about 40 others injured when a lorry carrying stones ploughed into other vehicles and pedestrians in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday.

Congo's Health Minister Eteni Longondo told the media that the 14 people who died have been placed in the morgue of Kinshasa University Clinics.

He also visited the injured in the hospital and inquired about their well being.

According to reports it is still not clear as to what caused the accident, but according to eyewitnesses it was probably brake failure which led to the driver losing control of the truck and it ploughed into the people.