Cameroon: Drama as pothole causes untimely death of three persons at Penda Mboko

A pothole has caused the untimely death of three persons at Penda Mboko, in the Mungo Division of the Littoral Region of Cameroon. The accident involved a truck that left Mbanga and it's struggle to outmanoeuvre a pothole, collided with an incoming Bus from Douala. The eye witness of the accident was interviewed by Canal 2 International.

According to this witness, the Bus entered under the truck that was transporting gravel. Two men aged above 30 years, died on the spot from the shocks of the accident. The third victim died from the pains of the numerous wounds he suffered from in the hospital. This accident occurred on the 23rd of February, 2018.

Traffic flow was disrupted for hours until Gendarmerie forces came to restore order. Penda Mboko is reputed as a place for ghastly accidents. In 2017, 15 people met their untimely death here. In 2016, seven persons died and several persons seriously wounded in Penda Mboko.