Tag: Road Crash
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20 perish in Kwara multiple road crash
The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of 20 persons, in a crash along the Bode Saadu- Ilorin road, in the early hours of Saturday. According to information made available to newsmen by the command, in Ilorin, on Saturday, quoted Jonathan Owoade, the Kwara Sector Commander, as saying that…
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20 of 22 passengers burnt beyond recognition in Bauchi road crash
At least 20 of 22 passengers have been reported killed in a road accident along Bauchi – Maiduguri expressway near Tirwun village a suburb of Bauchi capital city. The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi Command Ahmed Wakili confirmed the accident adding that the corpses have been deposited in the ATBU Teaching Hospital Mortuary. According to…
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Eight mourners die in Yola-Numan road crash
Eight of a number of people carrying a deceased relation for burial have died in a road crash along the Numan-Yola Road in Adamawa State. According to reports, the accident occurred around Afcott, a company near Ngurore, in Yola South Local Government Area, on Wednesday. About 14 people were said to have sustained injuries. Sources…
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19 die, seven injured in Kano-Maiduguri road crash
Nineteen people were confirmed dead and seven others injured on Sunday in an auto crash at Dinyar Madiga in Takai Local Government Area on Kano-Maiduguri road. The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Chairman in the area, Malam Datti Musa Shawu, confirmed the figures to reporters. A witness account at the scene of the…
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JUST IN: 19 burn to death in Akure/Owo road crash
No fewer than 19 people lost their lives on Saturday following a road accident on the Akure/Owo highway. The passengers, who were burnt beyond recognition were said to be in transit to the northern part of the country through Ondo State when the accident occurred. An eye witness said the accident occurred at the Oba-Ile…
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Tragedy as 18 die in Jigawa road crash
No fewer than 18 persons died in an accident involving a tipper and a J5 bus on Gumel-Gugunju road in Gumel Local Government Area of Jigawa. The Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Corps in the state, Angus Ibezim, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Saturday. Mr. Ibezim…