Bougouriba: minibus carrying gold miners returning from Guinea overturns in Gbondjigui
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Bougouriba: minibus carrying gold miners returning from Guinea overturns in Gbondjigui (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
A minibus carrying 24 passengers, mostly young gold miners returning from Guinea, overturned on Friday at the entrance to Gbondjigui (Bougouriba), injuring several people but causing no deaths. The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, and the minibus's papers were not in order.
Bougouriba: Minibus carrying gold panners returning from Guinea overturns (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
A minibus carrying gold panners returning from Guinea overturned on National Route 27 between Bobo-Dioulasso and Diébougou after hitting barriers in front of the Gbondjigui gendarmerie brigade. All 24 passengers were treated at a local health centre, and seriously injured people were transferred…
Bougouriba/Gbondjigui: minibus carrying gold miners returning from Guinea overturns, several injured (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
A minibus carrying 24 passengers, mostly young gold miners returning from Guinea, overturned at the entrance of Gbondjigui (Bougouriba). Several people were injured, with no deaths. The injured were treated at the local health centre, and some were transferred to better-equipped facilities.
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