By Terrence Mawawa | Five people were killed following an accident
involving a cement truck and the Democratic Republic of Congo President’ s Motorcade.

Three soldiers and two civilians died as President Joseph Kabila was returning to the capital, Kinshasa on Tuesday night.

Kabila also stayed to help the injured. 11 people were injured during the accident a government spokesperson confirmed to news agency AFP.

The spokesperson said the accident was caused by “heavy rain”, although early reports suggested speed was a factor.

Witnesses said the main cause of the incident, which happened 220km (110 miles) south of Kinshasa, was speeding.

Kabila, who has been in power since 2001, when his father was assassinated, is facing
mounting pressure to stand down – since his term of office expired in November 2016.