Eseka, Muharram 21, 1438, Oct 22, 2016, SPA -- The death toll from an overloaded train that derailed in Cameroon has risen, rescue workers and hospital staff said Saturday, estimating that at least 73 people had been killed. Bodies were strewn along the tracks as workers continued looking for others injured and dead in Friday's crash, AP reported. Officials have put the death toll at 53 but said it will climb as they raced to transport more than 600 injured people to hospitals in the capital, Yaounde, and the port city where the train was going, Douala. The train carried about 1,300 passengers, instead of its capacity of 600. The passenger load was higher because a road had collapsed due to landslides following heavy rains between Yaounde and Douala. The 30-year-old railway line and train could not carry the load, officials told state radio. --SPA 18:06 LOCAL TIME 15:06 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w
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