Yaoundé: a truck carrying gas causes two deaths, including a student

A fatal accident occurred in Yaoundé on October 12, 2026, when a truck carrying gas bottles lost control due to brake failure while descending the Catholic University area. The vehicle collided violently, killing a motorcycle taxi driver and his passenger, a student at Lycée général Leclerc. Another student from the same school and four other individuals were injured and rushed to hospital. This tragedy happened hours after another accident near Vallée intersection, where two students died in a collision between a motorcycle and a taxi.