Train crashes leave 11 dead, injure 400 in Cameroon

YAOUNDE, Cameroon: Cameroon's state-run television says two train crashes within 24 hours have killed at least 11 people.

Minister of Communication Issa Tchiroma Bakary told the broadcaster yesterday that nearly 400 people were injured in the crashes in the capital Yaounde.

A petroleum-loaded cargo train collided with another train on Friday morning in southwestern Yaounde. Two firefighters were killed when four petroleum tankers exploded. More than 100 people were injured.