Tag: ACCIDENT

21 Kano athletes, officials die in road accident

Aminu Imam
Kano athletes accident

…Tinubu mourns At least 21 athletes and officials in the Kano contingent to the just-concluded National Sports Festival which was held in Ogun State have perished in a road accident. Witnesses confirmed the death toll to newsmen, saying more than 10 people sustained serious injuries. According to an official on the trip, Ado Salisu, the incident occurred on Daka-Tsalle bridge, Garun Malam local government area at about 8am on Saturday, when the bus hit a pothole and somersaulted. Salisu said 17 athletes and two officials died on the spot, while…

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Abuja-Kaduna expressway accident claims 21 travelers

Aminu Imam
Abuja Kaduna expressway

No fewer than 21 people have reportedly died, while three others sustained injuries in an accident along Abuja-Kaduna expressway. The accident occurred on the ever-busy highway, involving a trailer truck and a passenger Hummer bus heading for Kano State and Batsari town in Katsina State. The accident was said to have taken place close to a route diversion that forced all motorists from the two opposite directions to drive on a single lane. The driver of the articulated vehicle was also said to have fled the scene, leaving behind his…

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2 Police Inspectors, 1 other die in Kogi accident

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Three persons, including two Police Inspectors, on Thursday, died in a motor accident on Ajaokuta-Ojodu-Ayingba road in Kogi.The Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Solomon Aghure, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Lokoja.He said that the victims were travelling in an ambulance van to Ayingba when the accident occurred.Aghure further stated that the Policemen and the driver of the ambulance were travelling with an empty casket to pick the corpse of a Police Sergeant from a mortuary in Ayingba.He said that the ambulance, in which…

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FRSC flags off “ember months” road safety campaign in Delta

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Delta Sector Command, has flagged off the 2020 “ember months” road safety campaign in Asaba. Uchechukwu Wijioka, FRSC Sector Commander in Delta, said during the campaign that the theme of the 2020 campaign was “Drive Safe, Stay Safe.” Wihioka, represented by the Head of Operations and Deputy Corps Commander, Fatai Bakare, said the event was geared towards educating all road users on the need to ensure safety on roads. “The ’ember months’ road safety campaign flag-off is the FRSC traditional way of kick-starting what…

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22 sentenced for deadly mine accident in China

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A local court has sentenced 22 people to jail for their involvement in a mine accident that left 22 dead and 28 injured in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 2019. The accident occurred on February 23, 2019 when a shuttle vehicle lost control and crashed into the side of a tunnel in a lead, zinc and silver mine site. The site was under Yinman Mining Company in the West Ujimqin Banner of Xilingol League. An earlier investigation revealed that the vehicle involved in the accident was illegally purchased…

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