According to Congolese media reports on the 16th, a traffic accident occurred in the Mituwaba region of Haut-Katanga province in the southeastern part of the country, killing at least 33 people and injuring about 20 others. The report quoted information from the transportation department of Haute-Katanga Province as saying that from the night of the 15th to the early morning of the 16th, a truck coming from the neighboring province of Haut-Lomami crashed into a river in the Mituwaba area, and the number of deaths and injuries in the accident is likely to rise. The report said that the cause of the accident is still under further investigation.

According to Congolese media reports on the 16th, a traffic accident occurred in the Mituwaba region of Haut-Katanga province in the southeastern part of the country, killing at least 33 people and injuring about 20 others. The report quoted information from the transportation department of Haute-Katanga Province as saying that from the night of the 15th to the early morning of the 16th, a truck coming from the neighboring province of Haut-Lomami crashed into a river in the Mituwaba area, and the number of deaths and injuries in the accident is likely to rise. The report said that the cause of the accident is still under further investigation.