The accident happened around 3 a.m. at the Cliff of Dschang, near the city of the same name.
“This unfortunate accident, which occurred during the night, highlights the problem of night travel favored by certain suburban passenger transport companies and the need for supervision over it,” said Transport Minister Jean Ernest Massena Ngalle Bibehe.
The bus belongs to Menoua Cruises, a travel agency operating in the region. According to the Cameroonian state media CRTV, the injured, including children, were taken to Dschang District Hospital.
The minister said an inquiry would “determine the responsibilities” and “take the appropriate measures”. He expressed his condolences to the families of the dead and wished the injured 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, the Associated Press reported.