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  • 15 corpses recovered, four missing as flood washes away trapped bus

    15 corpses recovered, four missing as flood washes away trapped bus

    At least 19 people have been confirmed dead in the Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State after the bus they were travelling in was washed away by flood.

    It was gathered that the sad incident occurred on Friday following a downpour in the area.

    The Village Head of Doguwa, Alhaji Yusif Doguwa, who confirmed the incident, said so far, 15 corpses had been recovered, while search had been intensified to recover the remains of the other four victims.

    Doguwa said the vehicle was washed away by the flood after its engine went off in the middle of a bridge.

    He stated, “The engine of the vehicle ceased working and the bus stopped abruptly, and before the driver could be ignited again, the flood had washed away the vehicle together with the passengers.

    “We have not found any survivors so far even though the search is still ongoing.”

    He noted that the bridge was submerged by flood following a downpour witnessed on Friday.

    When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the State Emergency Management Agency, Ali Garko, also confirmed the incident.

    He said the state government had sent a delegation under the leadership of the Executive Secretary, SEMA, Saleh Jili, to commiserate with the families of the victims.

     

  • BLACK SUNDAY: Several passengers dead as commercial bus plunges into Ondo river [Video]

    BLACK SUNDAY: Several passengers dead as commercial bus plunges into Ondo river [Video]

    A commercial bus has plunged into the Owena River, along Akure-Ondo highway in Ondo State, killing an undisclosed number of passengers.

    According to eyewitnesses, the driver of the 18-seater bus which was coming from Ondo town and heading to Akure lost control as a result of speeding and plunged into the Owena River.

    Five of the passengers, including a child have been rescued and rushed to the hospital by motorists and men of the Federal Road Safety Corps.

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  • Wikki Tourists FC bus burnt to ashes in auto crash

    Wikki Tourists FC bus burnt to ashes in auto crash

    Nigeria Professional Football League supporters, Wikki Tourists FC were involved in an auto crash that left the team bus burnt to ashes along Kibo road around the popular forest area after Jos in Plateau state.

    The Bauchi-based club was on their way to Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, to honour the NPFL match day 11 against Dakkada FC.

    According to reports, the NPFL side left their base in Bauchi around 4.30am but the sad incident occurred some minutes to 7.00am near Jos.

    Luckily, no life was lost in the inferno except for players and club officials, who lost values that include bags and phones.

     

  • 30 feared dead as fully loaded commercial bus plunges into Ebonyi river

    30 feared dead as fully loaded commercial bus plunges into Ebonyi river

    More than 30 people were feared dead in a road accident on Akaeze-Ishiagu highway in Akaeze Development Centre, Ivo Local Government Area, Ebonyi State on Friday.

    It was gathered that the accident occurred at about 5.45 pm.

    The bus conveying the passengers reportedly plunged into a river near a bridge along the road.

    A source from the area said that the accident occurred when an Enugu-bound 608 bus conveying some people on their way back from a burial ceremony in Ebonyi State attempted to overtake a trailer just before a bridge in the area.

    The driver of the bus was said to have lost control of the vehicle and veered off into the river with the vehicle and its occupants submerged immediately.

    About five persons in critical conditions had been reportedly rescued and rushed to the hospital for treatment.

    A source said: “An accident has just occurred at Akaeze Development Centre.

    “The driver of a 608 bus carrying 36 persons and returning from a burial in Ebonyi on the way to Enugu, lost control while trying to overtake a trailer, and the bus plunged into the river.

    “Up till now, more than 20 minutes after the incident occurred, none of them has been found.

    Police spokesman in the state, Loveth Odah, confirmed the incident, describing it as “very unfortunate.”

    She, however, said about five people had been rescued from the river, adding that efforts were on to rescue others.

    “It is a very unfortunate incident. The DPO of the area just told me that about five persons have been rescued and rushed to the hospital while efforts were on to see if some other persons could be rescued too.

    “Our men are already on ground to see what can be done to help the situation,” Odah said.

  • BREAKING: Driver, passengers escape death as bus rams into train in Lagos

    BREAKING: Driver, passengers escape death as bus rams into train in Lagos

    An unidentified driver and his passengers narrowly escaped death on Monday as the bus taking them to their destinations rammed into a moving train around the PWD area of Oshodi, Lagos State.

    The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the vehicle suddenly veered onto the tracks and collided with the train.

    He noted that some of the victims, who sustained injuries resulting from the impact of the collision, had been provided with immediate medical care.

    Oke-Osanyinntolu said that the wreckage of the bus had been safely removed and normalcy restored.

    “The agency received distress calls on the above. Upon arrival at the scene, it was discovered that a passenger motor GGE 972 GE had veered onto the train tracks while crossing the rail at PWD inward Oshodi and subsequently collided with a scheduled commuter train”, he said.

  • Five killed, 10 injured as bus burst into flame on Lagos–Ibadan expressway

    Five killed, 10 injured as bus burst into flame on Lagos–Ibadan expressway

    Five passengers were charred and 10 others suffered some degrees of burns on Friday when a bus conveying them burst into a hurrying flames after it had somersaulted at the Onigari corridor of the Lagos – Ibadan expressway.

    The lone crash occurred in the morning when the commercial bus coming from Sokoto stopped over briefly in Ibadan to pick Lagos bound passengers and shortly after taken off, the driver lost control of the wheel, smashed into the road median and tumbled many times over before balls fire erupted from the crash.

    The Route Commander and Public Education Officer of Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State Command, quoted the Sector Commander, Clement Oladele, as saying five persons died in the accident while 10 others were injured.

    She stated: “The lone crash involved a commercial bus that travelled all the way from Sokoto state but stopped briefly in Ibadan to pick other passengers. The bus was heading towards Lagos State before it lost control, at Onigari due to excessive speed , and collided with the road median with the bus upturning and bursting into flames.

    “The crash involved 18 passengers comprising 17Male Adults and 01Female Adult .

    “A total of 10male adults sustained injuries from the crash but five of the passengers unfortunately died from the crash comprising four male adults and a female adult.

    The commuter bus is a white coloured Mazda bus with registration number WWD 302CB

    “The FRSC Ogun State Sector Commander, Clement Oladele commiserates with the families of the crash victims and advised members of the public whose relatives travelled, requiring more information about the crash, should contact the FRSC Command at KM27 Ibadan – Lagos Expressway at Ogunmakin or the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) , Sagamu, where the injured victims were rescued to.”

    According to the Route Commander, the remains of those killed in the crash were also deposited at the OOUTH mortuary.

    She urged motorists to drive cautiously on the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway as it is still undergoing rehabilitation, recommending 50km per hour as safe speed at construction area while passengers should always caution their drivers observed driving recklessly.

  • Amazing! Cleaner finds £300,000 on a London bus, returns it

    Amazing! Cleaner finds £300,000 on a London bus, returns it

    It is not everyday you find a cleaner who has integrity. An unidentified worker at Cordant Cleaning, found a whopping £300,000 in cash on a London bus.

    Rather than keeping the stash of cash she handed it over to the police.

    It had apparently been left in a brown envelope by a forgetful passenger and it was only found when the vehicle was being cleaned up

    But other cleaners from the same firm haven’t been so fortunate on their shifts.

    They’ve been sharing some of the bizarre items they’ve had to dispose of including sex toys and soiled nappies on a bus in Leeds.

    A pair of dirty knickers were discovered on another Routemaster in London while a deep fryer was left on a vehicle.

    The Sun reports that in Southampton, workers found a positive pregnancy test, false teeth covered in vomit and a poo with a flag stuck in it.

    But one of the most disgusting discoveries included a used tampon tied to a handrail and a large fresh animal heart under a seat on buses in Glasgow.

    Guy Pakenham, Condant boss said: “More often than not I’m left shocked when my team tell me about the disgusting things they have to get rid of when cleaning buses up and down the UK.

    “But I can only praise their dedication and good humour. They don’t seem to be fazed by anything.

    “Thankfully our staff are fully trained and equipped to deal with cleaning hazards like these.

    “But we can only urge passengers that next time they defecate on the floor of a bus, or throw up their own false teeth, please remember to take all of your items with you.”

     

  • 19 perish in Nepal bus accident

    At least 19 people lost their lives when an overloaded bus veered off the road and plunged into a river in central Nepal on Saturday, police said.

     

    The bus slipped off the road in Dhading district, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) west of the capital Kathmandu, early morning and fell into the Trishuli River.

     

    “We have recovered the bodies of 19 people from the place of the accident and number of missing is still unknown as the bus had no record of the total number of passengers,” district police chief Dhruba Raj Raut told AFP.

     

    Local TV footage showed rescue workers pulling the dead and injured from the water, while soldiers in boats scoured the river for the missing.

     

     

    At least 16 injured passengers were recovered from the river and taken to local hospitals, police said.

     

    Specialists are yet to confirm the cause of the crash, but local media quoted passengers saying that the driver may have been drunk.

     

    Police Inspector Barun Bahadur Singh, at the scene of the accident, told AFP that the driver was injured in the accident and is thought to have fled after freeing himself from the wreckage of the bus.

     

    “The driver of the bus is suspected of running away right after the incident and we have expedited the search operation in the nearby areas,” he said.

     

    Lethal crashes are relatively common in the impoverished Himalayan nation because of poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving.

     

    Bus Drives off Nepal Highway; at Least 14 Dead, 15 Hurt