DRC: serious accident in Mitwaba, at least 33 dead, about twenty injured after a truck fell into a river

A serious traffic accident occurred on the night of September 15 to 16, 2026, in Mitwaba, resulting in at least 33 deaths and about twenty injuries. A Howo truck, coming from Malemba-Nkulu, fell into a river in Mukana, about 97 kilometers from Mitwaba center. Authorities began burying the bodies on-site due to decomposition, while the more seriously injured are being evacuated to better-equipped medical facilities.