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Categories: HEALTH · CRIME

Côte d’Ivoire Bafing bridge bus crash

Overview

On 13 July 2026 a 60‑seat bus operated by Diarra Transport slipped off the Bafing bridge on the Touba‑Biankouma highway in western Côte d’Ivoire. The vehicle, carrying 69 occupants, fell into the Bafing River after a front‑tire blowout. Rescue teams recovered 24 bodies, extracted 36 injured passengers, and reported nine people still missing. The Ivorian Ministry of Transport opened a technical and administrative investigation, citing possible vehicle condition, driver error, or weather‑related factors, and called for stricter road‑safety compliance during the rainy season.

Timeline

  1. about 8 hours ago

    [HEALTH] 3 sources
    Côte d’Ivoire bus crash on Bafing bridge kills 24, injures 36

    A bus on the Odienné‑Yamoussoukro route fell from the Bafing bridge in Côte d’Ivoire, killing 24, injuring 36 and leaving nine missing; authorities opened an investigation.

  2. 2 days ago

    [CRIME] 8 sources
    Côte d’Ivoire bus plunge on Bafing River kills 24, injures 36

    A bus on the Touba‑Biankouma route fell off the Bafing bridge in Côte d’Ivoire, killing 24 and injuring 36; authorities have launched an investigation.

Sources

1001infos.net · 24matins.de · ally43.fr · fr.news.yahoo.com · guinee114.com · guineematin.com · netafrique.net · radiookapi.net · senenews.com · yeclo.com