A truck transporting laterite for road works reportedly suffered brake failure. 

Bambili, the University village in Tubah Subdivision, Mezam Division of the North West Region, was calm until about 11 am on Monday, May 16, 2016, when a truck crushed three people to death and seriously injured six others. Sources on-the-spot blamed the accident on brake failure. The six who suffered serious injuries included commercial motorcycle riders and public pay phone operators who often crowd the junction.

Meanwhile, North West Governor, Adolphe Lele Lafrique and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Bamenda, Prof. Therese Nkuo Akenji, visited the scene. The Governor took measures for the corpses to be taken to mortuary while investigations were opened to determine the cause of the accident. He also ordered that the truck involved in the accident be cleared immediately.