Tag: train
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Train crushes truck driver in Aba
A truck driver whose identity has yet to be determined was crushed to death in Aba by a cargo train late on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the accident occurred at about 10 p.m. at the railway crossing behind Eziukwu Market off Cemetery Road by Ogbonna Road in the commercial city.…
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Easter: Osun govt. offers free train ride to indigenes in Lagos
The Osun government says it will provide free train ride to Osogbo for its indigenes in Lagos willing to spend the Easter holiday with their families. Mr Adeshina Adeniyi, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Osogbo. According to the statement, the train will depart…
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EFCC clamps down on train ticket racketeers
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abuja Zonal Office, say they have arrested five suspected train ticket racketeers. The commission’s acting Spokesman, Mr Tony Orilade disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. He said that the suspects were Clement Zakka, Udim Samson, Adams Danladi, Otitomoni Omobolanle and Hassan Dauda. Orilade…
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Train crushes beggar to death in Lagos
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Monday confirmed a passenger train crushed a beggar to death at Muslim area of Lagos. Mr Jerry Oche, the Lagos District Manager (RDM) of the corporation, made confirmation while addressing newsmen on the incident in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an Ijoko to Iddo bound…
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53-year-old woman trying to save dog struck, killed by train
A woman and her dog were killed in Germany when both were struck by a train as she tried to rescue the pet that had wandered onto the tracks, Police said on Thursday. The 53-year-old had desperately hurried after her dog as it ran into the path of the oncoming train in the Bavarian town…
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Train crash kills nine, injures 47
Nine people were on Thursday killed and nearly 50 injured in Turkey when a high speed train collided with a locomotive and crashed into a station platform and overpass in Ankara, officials said. Rescuers worked to free people trapped under the mangled wreckage at Marsandiz train station, 8 km (5 miles) from central Ankara. It…
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Bomb scare: Train service restored at Barcelona station
Train service was running again at Barcelona’s main station on Wednesday after two lines were closed down when a possible explosive device was spotted in a suitcase, train company Adif said. Catalan Police deployed a bomb disposal team to Barcelona Sants station after the device was detected in a security check. Police had earlier closed…
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Lagos-Kano train service resumes Friday – NRC
The Nigerian Railway Corporation said that it would resume the Lagos-Kano Mass Transit Train Services on Friday. The Deputy Director, NRC Public Relations, Mr Mahmoud Yakub, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos. Yakub said that the service was delayed because the rail track was washed away by rainfall. “We…
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[Video/Photos] Two dead, others injured in Lagos train accident
At least two persons have been confirmed dead and one injured after a train averted a collision with an abandoned commercial bus. Scene of an accident involving a moving train and a parked commercial vehicle this morning in Agege A post shared by Media/News Company (@thenewsgurung) on Jul 20, 2018 at 8:40am PDT The incident…
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Two dead, 20 injured in train-truck collision
Two people were killed and 20 others injured after a train crashed into a rig truck near the northern Italian city of Turin and derailed, Italian media said Thursday. The incident occurred late Wednesday when the train hit a large truck that had stopped on a level crossing near the town of Caluso, causing three…