As part of the election campaigntragedy struck the departmental caravan of Pastef on her way to Darou Nahim, in the Mbacké department. In the early afternoon, the vehicle carrying the departmental coordinator of the Jeunesse Patriotique pour le Senegal (JPS), Madiaw Faye, overturned, causing heavy casualties.
Modou Tall, a young member of JPS Mbacké, tragically lost his life in the accident, while several other passengers were seriously injured.