Dubreka arts institute official dies in road accident
Amadou Bah, deputy director general for studies at ISAMK, died Friday after his tricycle collided with a military convoy.
Amadou Bah, the deputy director general for studies at the Mory Kanté Higher Institute of Arts (ISAMK) in Dubreka, died on Friday, October 23, 2026. The accident occurred in Kénendé, on the road between Dubreka and Kagbelen, when the tricycle he was travelling in collided with a military convoy.
Bah was on his way to Conakry for a funeral when the crash happened. He sustained severe injuries, including fractures and internal bleeding, and was taken to the Dubreka prefectural hospital. Medical staff attempted to save him, but he succumbed to his injuries.
His colleagues expressed shock, having seen him participating in institute activities just hours before. Bah was considered a key figure in the ISAMK administration, and his death is a significant loss for the university community in Dubreka and Guinea's higher education sector.
Why it mattersAmadou Bah, a senior official at a Guinean higher education institution, died in a traffic accident.