Twelve people were killed when a passenger boat capsized in Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos on Sunday, the government said, blaming the accident on overcrowding.
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Tag: Fatal Accident
HIGH ROAD ACCIDENT DEATHS UPSETTING
FAR too many Nigerians are dying needlessly on the roads. The latest numbers from the National Bureau of Statistics depict an epidemic. In its half-year report, the NBS says that at least 2,673 people died in automobile accidents between January and June 2017.
Continue reading »EGYPT FATAL TRAIN CRASH: RAILWAY CHIEF QUITS, TRAIN CREW HELD
The head of Egypt’s railway authority, Medhat Shousha, has resigned following a train collision in Alexandria that killed at least 41 people, Transport Minister Hisham Arafat told reporters on Sunday.
Continue reading »FIVE KILLED, FOUR INJURED IN KOGI ROAD CRASH
Five people have been confirmed dead and four others injured in a fatal accident along the Lokoja-Okene Express Road in Osara Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State.
Continue reading »TRUCK FALLS OFF HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE, CRUSHES STUDENTS
Tragedy struck in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Monday when a truck fell off a heavy duty vehicle and crushed people suspected to be students of the Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo.
Continue reading »TANKER EXPLOSION IN BAYELSA: ONE KILLED, MANY VEHICLES BURNT
A petrol tanker has exploded along the Mbiama axis of the East-West Road in Bayelsa, causing an inferno that killed a taxi driver.
Continue reading »1,279 KILLED IN AUTO CRASH IN THREE MONTHS, FCT LEADS – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics on Monday said Nigeria recorded 1,279 deaths in 2,503 road crashes in the second quarter of this year.
Continue reading »TWO KILLED, EIGHT INJURED IN OGUN AUTO CRASH
Two passengers died while eight others were reportedly injured in an auto crash at the J3 area along the Benin-Sagamu Expressway on Monday.
Continue reading »35 DIE IN AUTO ACCIDENTS IN OGUN
The Chief Executive/Corps Commander, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Cdr. Seni Ogunyemi, says 35 persons have lost their lives in motor accidents in the state in the last two months.
Continue reading »ACCIDENT INVOLVING A TANKER AND A BUS IN LOKOJA, SOME SCOOPED FUEL, MANY FEARED DEAD (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
No fewer than 25 people have just lost their lives in a fatal accident that occurred in Kogi State involving a tanker conveying fuel and an eighteen-seater bus coming from the North.
Continue reading »BUS DRIVER’S ABDUCTION OF FRSC OFFICIAL CAUSES ROAD CRASH IN EBONYI
An alleged attempt by a commercial bus driver in Abakaliki to abduct a Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) official has led to a road crash, killing one person, according to the Ebonyi FRSC Sector Commander, Stella Uchegbu.
Continue reading »MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS AT KARA CLAIMS MANY LIVES (PICTURES)
Several people have been killed in multiple accidents that occurred on the Kara axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway last night.
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