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- ↑ "DR Congo crash toll 'passes 100'". BBC News . August 2, 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Dozens killed in DRC train crash". Mail & Guardian . August 2, 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Passenger Train Derails in Congo, Killing 100 and Trapping Others". The New York Times . August 3, 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ "Annual Safety Performance Report" (PDF). Rail Safety and Standards Board . 2007.