At least 78 killed in lorry crash

At least 78 people have been killed after a lorry overturned in an accident in the Central African Republic, officials said.

Oumar Tidjani, a member of the young Muslims association of Ouaka, said 75 others were injured at the Ngouro bridge, about eight miles from Bambari.

He said the victims were mostly traders who got into the truck to go to the weekly market in Maloum.

Hospital workers confirmed dozens of bodies were in the mortuary and at least 18 others with families for burial.

The president’s office appealed to drivers to not transport so many people at once.