22 people killed in DR Congo mining truck accident: police

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LUBUMBASHI, DR Congo, Nov 1, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – At least 22 people were
killed and 10 wounded when a mining truck overturned in southeast DR Congo on
Friday, police said.

The truck owned by the Mining Mineral Resources (MMR) firm tipped over at
Mutetenya village in Tanganyika province, DR Congo’s national police said on
Twitter. “All the cargo of cassiterite (a source of tin) spilled down the
steep slope,” it added.