The accident occurred around 3 am on the cliff of Dschang, near the town of the same name.
“This unfortunate accident, which occurred during the night, highlights the problem of night travel favored by certain intercity passenger transport companies and the need for their supervision,” said Cameroon Transport Minister Jean Ernest Massena Ngalle Bibehe.
The bus belonged to Menoua voyages, he said, an interurban travel agency operating in the region. The injured, including children, according to Cameroonian state media CRTV, were taken to Dschang District Hospital.
The minister said that an investigation will “establish responsibilities” and “appropriate measures” will be taken. He expressed his condolences to the families of the dead and wished the wounded a “speedy recovery”.
Last month 37 people, including four children, died when a bus hit a truck on the Yaounde-Bafoussam road in central Cameroon last month, according to an Associated Press report.