Six killed in crash involving two coaches in Burkina Faso
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lefaso.net
A collision between two coaches killed six people on the night of 8 to 9 November 2026 in Ipendo, on Burkina Faso’s national road No. 1. Several seriously injured passengers were rescued by firefighters from Koudougou and taken to health centres in Koudougou and Sabou, according to Les Éditions Sidwaya.
An accident involving two coaches killed six people on the night of Sunday 8 to Monday 9 November 2026 on national road No. 1 (RN1), in Ipendo, Burkina Faso, according to Les Éditions Sidwaya, cited by Lefaso.net. The two vehicles, one travelling from Ouagadougou and the other from Bobo-Dioulasso, collided about seven kilometres from Sabou.
Several seriously injured passengers were rescued by firefighters from Koudougou and then taken to health centres in Koudougou and Sabou, Lefaso.net reports. The six people who died lost their lives at the scene.
