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Togo. 13 people were killed in a minibus accident

On the morning of Tuesday, June 28, 13 people were killed in the south of Togo after a minibus crashed into a tree after one of the tires exploded at excessive speed, according to an official source.

The bus, which mainly transported shopkeepers “Due to the explosion of the right front tire, he slipped due to the speed and the bad condition of the tires, appearing under the river bridge.”, says the statement of the Minister of Security General Dameham Yark. The accident took place on National 1, which connects Togo to Burkina Faso in Bako, about 100 kilometers north of Lomé, at around 07:00 (local time և GMT). “During its fall, the bus slipped on the slope, before turning right, causing significant material and human damage. In total, there are 13 victims and 15 wounded.it is said in the announcement.

Fatalities are common on the main roads of Togo, a small country in West Africa with a population of about 8 million, especially due to congested public transport congestion. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Security, in 2021 traffic accidents took the lives of 680 people.

Source: Le Figaro

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