Cameroon: Head-on collision leaves three dead and several wounded on the Douala-Yaoundé highway

Media reports say three people died midday Thursday when a  truck collided with a passenger bus on the Douala Yaounde "highway". A 70 seater
Bus belonging to General Travel Agencyis said to have collided with a truck in a head on collision precisely at Manyai village.Police have not yet released details of  the dead or injured.

This accident comes barely a few days after a Mercedes ML and a Range Rover also collided on that same highway  leaving five dead and one gravely injured.

Accidents on the Douala Yaounde highway are often blamed on reckless driving,overspeeding and the pöoor nature of the roads.The burden of road traffic injuries on heavy

traffic roads in Cameroon calls for urgent interventions.