Tag: Auto Crash
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Four passengers dead, one injured in Edo auto crash
No fewer than four persons have allegedly died in an auto crash on the Benin-Auchi expressway in the Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. One person was said to have been injured in the incident which occurred at the popular Jattu junction. It was learnt that disaster struck when a truck…
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Tragic! Six die in Zamfara auto crash
Six persons lost their lives on Friday in Zamfara when two 18-seater commercial busses collided along Tsafe-Gusau road. Spokesman for Zamfara Police Command, DSP Mohammed Shehu, told newsmen that the accident was caused by overspeeding. “Fortunately, our men who are on constant patrol on the road, were at hand and they immediately came to the…
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Doctor, mother, child, others severely injured in Obaseki’s convoy accident
The convoy of the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, was on Wednesday involved in a accident at the ever busy Ugbowo-lagos Express road. The accident which occurred in front of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) Maingate, left the bus conveying the governor’s press crew marked (EDGH 278) badly destroyed and some journalists sustained…
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Six die, 14 injured in Sokoto auto crash
Six persons have died and 14 others were injured in an auto crash on Sokoto-Jega road in Sokoto State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Sani Hamzat, the Sokoto State Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) said the crash occurred on Wednesday. He said all the victims were in a Toyota Canter…
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Christmas tragedy! 11 women conveying bride die in auto crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kano state on Sunday confirmed that 11 women died in a ghastly auto crash in Kano metropolis on Saturday night. FRSC Public Relations Officer, Mr Kabir Ibrahim-Daura told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano that the incident occurred around 8.30 p.m. at the old tollgate near…
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10 killed in Ogun auto accident
Ten passengers in a commercial bus travelling to Ibadan in Oyo State were confirmed dead in an accident when the bus collided with a truck on Abeokuta/Ibadan Road in Ogun. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to newsmen on Wednesday in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi said…
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BREAKING: PDP chairman, Makarfi, involved in auto crash along Abuja-Kaduna road
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Ahmed Makarfi, on Friday escaped death by the whiskers after a vehicle he was travelling in was involved in multiple collision along Abuja-Kaduna Highway. PDP spokesman, Dayo Adeyeye in a statement, said that Mr. Makarfi “and all other passengers in his vehicle came out unhurt.” He…
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5 dead, 10 injured in Edo auto crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of five persons in a road traffic accident involving several vehicles on the Benin-Auchi road in Edo, on Saturday. Mr Bisi Kazeem, FRSC Public Education Officer, told newsmen in Abuja that 10 persons were injured in the incident that occurred at the Ewu slope area…
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Nathaniel Bassey debunks involvement in ghastly auto- crash
Renowned Gospel artiste and convener of Halleluyah Challenge, Nathaniel Bassey has debunked news that he was involved in a ghastly accident on the 28th of June on his way from the Halleuyah Festival, a concert held to wrap off the Halleuyah Challenge. The singer who suffered intense criticism during the challenge said bloggers twisted someone…