Cameroon: Five dead and one wounded in a ghastly accident on the Douala-Yaoundé highway

 A Fatal accident has occurred between a Mercedes ML and a Range Rover on the Douala-Yaoundé highway. The two cars collided leaving five dead and one gravely injured.

The accident occurred around the Dibamba Bridge not very far from Missole, about 33 kilometers away from the metropolitan city of Douala.  

The information provided by a security personnel who preferred to remain anonymous shows that bad overtaking and high speed is the root cause of the accident.

They equally stated that the Mercedes ML and the range rover both driving from Yaoundé found themselves under a truck. Smoke was emanating from the truck obstructing visibility.

Bad overtaking is the main cause of many road accidents in Cameroon and it is of common knowledge that these roads are narrow in nature and prune to accidents.