24-passenger minibus overturns at Gbondjigui
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Netafrique
A minibus carrying 24 passengers, mainly young gold miners returning from Guinea, overturned on Friday at the entrance to Gbondjigui, in Bougouriba, Burkina Faso. Several people were injured, some seriously, with no deaths recorded, after the vehicle left the RN27, Netafrique reports.
Several of the 24 occupants were injured, some seriously, after the minibus left the national road No. 27 at the entrance to Gbondjigui, in Bougouriba province. The vehicle hit Hesco bastions installed in front of the territorial gendarmerie brigade before overturning, according to Netafrique.
The 24 passengers were evacuated to the Gbondjigui Centre for Health and Social Promotion, then those requiring specialist care were transferred to better-equipped health facilities. No deaths were recorded, Netafrique reports.
The commander of the Gbondjigui territorial gendarmerie brigade, Abdoul Karim Ouédraogo, said the minibus's administrative documents were not in order. He called on road users to comply with the Highway Code, control their speed when approaching built-up areas and travel in vehicles that meet regulatory requirements.
