60 die in Congo rail accident

BRAZZAVILLE - Sixty people were killed and about 450 others injured in a rail accident in the Republic of Congo, a media report said Tuesday.

The accident occurred between Pointe-Noire town and capital Brazzaville in the southern part of the country Monday night, Xinhua reported. Four wagons fell into a ravine near Yanga station, about 60 km from Pointe-Noire.