The traffic accident occurred on March 3 around 2 a.m. at a place called Bekoko on the outskirts of Douala.
A collision pitted a jumbo jet truck coming from the PHP banner company in Njombé against a public transport bus. Toll of the incident: 5 dead and 11 people seriously injured.
According to Radio Balafon, the first rescuers met on the spot said that 3 deaths were recorded on the bus side and 2 dead in the truck including the driver who died in hospital. The wounded were taken to Laquintinie Hospital in Douala.