[1] The train crashed in a remote location 220 kilometres (140 mi) northwest of Kananga in West Kasai province at 11 p.m. local time.
[2] The crash was caused by the failure of the train's brakes.
Eight cars derailed; many of those killed had been riding on the roofs and were trapped underneath.
Many of the injured were carried by bicycle or even on the backs of others to the nearest hospital, six miles away.
[3][4] It is one of the deadliest rail incidents on the African continent.