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At least 30 people have been killed and 16 others injured in a bus accident in Congo.
A statement from president Felix Tshisekedi’s office says the provincial governor is opening an investigation into Sunday’s accident in south-western Kongo Central.
It says Mr Tshisekedi cancelled a trip to Japan because of the crash.
The president visited the city of Mbanza-Ngungu on Monday to express his condolences.
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The United Nations-backed Radio Okapi cites a local official as saying the brakes on the bus may have failed.
Minister of national solidarity Steve Mbikayi brought three mobile clinics and a medical team.
He says the wounded will be brought back to the capital, Kinshasa, for further treatment. – AP