Garoua Boulai accident claims twenty lives

The accident that occurred on Thursday March 26, remains the topic on everyone's lips in the Region.

Security and administrative officials who have been carrying out investigations but opinions out there assert that both drivers were at fault, that is the driver of the truck and the driver of the 70 seater inter-urban transportation bus belonging to Tourist Express.

The responsibility is shared because, it was a rainy day and visibility was at its worst but precautions were not taken by both drivers.

Once again because of irresponsible drivers the country is in mourning as 17 people died at the spot. Eventually, the total death toll reached 20 apart from 22 others who are seriously wounded.

Below is a complete list of the victims:

The dead:


1- Philip Koulagna Ahaman
2- Abbo Mohamadou
3- Aliou Adamou
4- Swaibou Soulemanou
5- Kassale Kamsouloum
6- Abbo Mamoudou
7- Nang-Kanga James
8- Zeinabou Abou
9- Bobbo Bakari
10- Adoulahi Adamou
11- Maimounatou Dadda
12- Alioum Moumeni
13- Nouhou
14- Asmaou Toukour
15- AdamouYassaye
16- Ibrahima 3yr old girl child
17- nki zogo junior
18- Abdoulaziz Nassir
19- Biliamine Ismael
20- Samiaou Agada


Those who sustained injury:


1- Oloundou Ngando Dieudonne
2- Abdoulaye Farikou
3- Dariou Saidou
4- Awa Toukour
5- Gjibrilla Adamou
6- Mohamadou Madi (driver of the bus)
7- Alirou (assistant of the truck driver)
8- Oumarou Bouba
9- Ma’azou Abdelaziz (driver of the truck)
10- Maramou Inna and child
11- Biloa Marie
12- Aliou
13- Adamou Ramatou
14- Moussa Haman
15- Mousa Oumarou
16- Mariamou Inna
17- Konge Jocelyne
18- Mohamoudou Ibrahim
19- Iliassa Abdoul Salam (bus driver assistant)
20- Daouda
21- Behanga Raissa
22- A four-year-old boy (yet to be identified)