Tag: Crash
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How to stop crashes on Ojuelegba bridge – FRSC boss
The Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu has expressed concern over recurring container crashes on Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos and called for barricades to stop articulated vehicles from using the bridge. Biu said this in a statement issued by the Federal Road Safety
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SAD! Two Indian fighter jets crash, pilot killed
Two Indian Air Force fighter jets crashed on Saturday, killing one pilot, in an apparent mid-air collision while on exercises south of the capital New Delhi. The crash involved a Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30, carrying two pilots, and a French-built Mirage 2000, operated by a third. Both aircraft had taken off in the morning from the…
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10 die in road crash on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
No fewer than 10 persons were confirmed dead on Saturday in an accident involving a Mack truck and a Toyota Hiace bus at Oniworo area on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr. Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps
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Nigerien military helicopter crashes, three killed
Three people have been confirmed dead after a Nigerien military helicopter crashed on return from a routine training flight. The country’s defence ministry said the helicopter crashed while landing at an airport
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Tanzanian plane crash-lands into Lake Victoria
A Tanzanian plane has crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania while trying to land at the nearby Bukoba airport. Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) says about 15 passengers have been rescued in the crash. The degree of the crash remains unknown. Rescue workers and local fishermen are on the scene searching for survivors.
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Helicopter carrying pilgrims’ crashes, killing 6
A helicopter carrying pilgrims to Kedarnath in India’s Himalayan region crashed on Tuesday, killing all six on board, a police official said. Two pilots and four pilgrims died in the crash in the northern state of Uttarakhand, its police chief, Ashok Kumar, told Reuters by telephone, adding
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22 confirmed dead as two military choppers crashed in Congo
Spokesperson for the Congo Army has confirmed the death of 22 people after two Ugandan military helicopters crashed in East DRC, on Wednesday. Uganda had sent troops to its central African neighbour in December to help fight a violent rebel group known as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). “The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF)…
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Military confirms top General, 5 others killed in helicopter crash
Pakistan said Tuesday rescue teams found the wreckage of a military helicopter that crashed overnight due to bad weather in flood-hit southwestern Baluchistan province, killing all six senior officers on board. The crash occurred when the officers were on a mission to assess the damage that the flooding had caused during the several weeks of…
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2 dead as petrol tanker crashes, explodes in Anambra
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Tuesday confirmed the death of two persons following the explosion of a petrol tanker at Umunya Junction on the Onitsha-Awka expressway in Anambra. FRSC’s Sector Commander in Anambra, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, confirmed the incident in Awka.
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AIB releases new final accident reports, includes Opebi helicopter crash
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Thursday in Abuja, said it had recorded a total of 72 accidents since its establishment in 2007. AIB Commissioner, Mr Akin Olateru, made the disclosure when he released accident reports for the period between 2018 and 2020. Olateru said the report was released as part of AIB’s mandate of…