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Coach crash kills one and seriously injures 35 between Kati and Samè

By , based on Bamada.net and Journal du Niger

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A coach travelling from Bamako to Kéniéba overturned on Thursday 29 October 2026 on the Kati-Samè route, killing one person and seriously injuring 35, with several others lightly injured, according to Bamada.net and Journal du Niger. The vehicle was carrying about 70 passengers. Journal du Niger reports that rescue workers evacuated the injured and the gendarmerie opened an investigation.

The coach was carrying about 70 passengers from Bamako to Kéniéba when it left the road and overturned onto its side late on Thursday 29 October 2026, on the Kati-Samè route, according to Journal du Niger. The provisional toll is one dead and 35 seriously injured, as well as some lightly injured, according to Bamada.net and Journal du Niger.

Rescue workers and security forces intervened to free passengers and evacuate the injured, who received first aid at the scene, Journal du Niger reports. The gendarmerie has opened an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.

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