### [2026-05-7](/feed/2026/05/7/index.md)

##### Freetown
# Ten people are killed in a road accident involving a truck carrying a 40-foot container near Freetown, Sierra Leone. 




### Sources:

1. [Xinhua](https://english.news.cn/africa/20260508/d5f81ef77a4f46658b48b5f99c719b44/c.html)

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