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Very serious road accident near Bangui

By Sophie HERVOUET I LNC


(Bangui on October 2, 2026 l LNC) Very serious road accident, arrived at the village of Mayo, located 45 km from Bangui, on the night from Wednesday to Thursday, causing the death of 9 people and several wounded. According to Second Lieutenant Emery Régis Yapende, brigade commander of the territorial gendarmerie of Damara, who recounts the facts: a ten-wheeled dump truck, carrying people and goods coming from Bambari, allegedly overturned before taking fire. Among the injured, two women and a child were evacuated to the community hospital in Bangui for treatment. As for the remains of the victims, they are kept in the same hospital at the morgue. Let us specify that the authorities invite any person likely to identify them and/or to provide information likely to recognize the deceased. Note that the local Gendarmerie brigade has occasionally opened an investigation to determine the circumstances.

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Date: October 2, 2026
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