YAOUNDE, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in the train derailment accident in Cameroon has risen to 79, Cameroonian national state television CRTV reported on Monday.
Rescue workers recovered more bodies from the derailed train cars on Sunday, two days after the accident happened in Eseka station in Central Region, about 120 km southwest of capital Yaounde.
About 600 injured passengers are having free treatment in different hospitals.