Guinea driver disappears in Bafing River
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Mosaiqueguinee
A driver is missing after his vehicle fell into the Bafing River on 10 November 2026 while he was trying to cross the waterway by ferry near Saramoussaya, in Mamou prefecture. The driver managed to get out of the vehicle and swim, but disappeared underwater, according to passengers and the ferry operator.
A driver disappeared on Tuesday 10 November 2026 after his vehicle fell into the Bafing River while crossing by ferry at Saramoussaya, Guinea. The driver, maître Mamadou Fofana, was carrying several passengers towards the weekly market in Bendou Kolinké when the vehicle’s brakes failed during a manoeuvre, according to testimonies collected by Mosaiqueguinee.
The passengers had got out of the vehicle at the time of the accident. According to Mariama Camara, one of the passengers, the driver broke the windscreen to get out of the vehicle before swimming, then disappeared after becoming exhausted. The ferry operator, Alhassane Diallo, said he tried to rescue him but had to let him go to avoid getting into difficulty himself, Mosaiqueguinee reports.
Residents say fatal accidents have already occurred at this location and are calling on the authorities to build a bridge to make crossing the river safer. Mamadou Aliou called on the government to intervene, citing numerous loss of life in the Teguereya sub-prefecture, according to Mosaiqueguinee.
Local authorities went to the scene to coordinate the search for the body. Lieutenant Kimono Keïta, sub-prefect of Teguereya, said the sub-prefects of Teguereya and Saramoussaya were taking the necessary measures for the search operations, Mosaiqueguinee reports.
