According to the announcement of the TRC railway organization, the accident occurred at 11 in the morning (local time) about 10 kilometers away from the Tambora railway station.
At least four people, including two children, were killed and 132 others injured when a passenger train derailed today in the Tambora region of central Tanzania.
According to the announcement of the TRC railway organization, the accident occurred at 11 in the morning (local time) about 10 kilometers away from the Tambora railway station.
Four people killed and 132 others injured after a passenger train’s five wagon overturned at Malolo in Tabora Region on Wednesday morning. pic.twitter.com/cggpT0TI8U
– Daily News Tanzania (@dailynewstz) June 22, 2022
The train, of which all eight wagons were derailed, had a total of 930 people on board. They had left Kigoma for Dar es Salaam.
The 132 injured were taken to Tambora city hospital.
The causes of the derailment are being investigated, according to the TRC.
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