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Tragedy on the Northern Motorway: A UTB bus runs off the road at kilometer marker 272

Auteur: ivoirematin

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Drame sur l’autoroute du Nord : Un car UTB fait une sortie de route au PK 272

The morning of Friday, April 3, 2026, was marked by a serious traffic accident. At around 6:22 a.m. , a UTB company bus, carrying about sixty passengers, violently left the road on the Yamoussoukro-Bouaké road, at kilometer marker (PK) 272.

A heavy human toll

The rapid intervention of the firefighters from the 5th company allowed them to draw up an initial alarming assessment. Of the 60 passengers affected, the emergency services reported:

  1. 01 death confirmed on site;
  2. 22 seriously injured people received emergency care;
  3. 23 minor injuries ;
  4. 10 victims evacuated by third parties before the arrival of emergency services;
  5. 04 people who declined their transfer to a hospital.

An inter-departmental mobilization

The scale of the disaster required a massive deployment of resources. In addition to the firefighters, units from the National Gendarmerie , the FER (Road Maintenance Fund) and the SOAD coordinated their efforts to secure the area and ease traffic flow on this strategic section.

An urgent call for caution

While the exact circumstances of this road accident remain to be determined by the investigation, this latest tragedy serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of the road. Authorities and emergency services reiterate their safety guidelines:

"Vigilance must never waver. Respecting speed limits and staying focused while driving are the only safeguards against irreparable damage."
Auteur: ivoirematin
Publié le: Samedi 04 Avril 2026

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