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Togo: 13 dead in a minibus accident

2022-06-29T01:02:17.265Z


Thirteen people were killed on Tuesday morning June 28 in southern Togo, after a mini-bus hit a tree following the bursting of one of...


Thirteen people were killed Tuesday morning June 28 in southern Togo, after a mini-bus hit a tree following the bursting of one of its tires under the effect of excessive speed, we learned from an official source.

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The bus, which was mainly carrying shopkeepers

, "skidded following the bursting of the front-right tire, due to the speed and the poor condition of the tires, to end up under the bridge over the river"

, according to a press release from the Minister of Health. Security, General Damehame Yark.

The accident occurred on National 1 - linking Togo to Burkina - in the locality of Bako, about 100 kilometers north of Lomé, around 07:00 (local and GMT).

“In its fall, the bus stumbled against a teak before overturning on its right side causing significant material and human damage.

There are a total of 13 dead and 15 injured,”

the statement said.

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Fatal accidents are frequent on the main roads of Togo, a small country in West Africa of around 8 million inhabitants, in particular due to overloading of public transport and speeding.

Road accidents claimed 680 lives in 2021, according to statistics from the Ministry of Safety.

Source: lefigaro

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