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Multiple accidents claim three lives in Anambra
Three persons, a female and two males, on Tuesday lost their lives in a multiple accident involving an articulated vehicle and nine others along the Upper Iweka road, Onitsha in Anambra.
Mr Sunday Ajayi, the state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), while confirming the incident, said nine casualties were taken to three hospitals.
Ajayi said the accident occurred at the Lagos Park axis of the Upper Iweka road at about 10.15 a.m.
“As at the time of reporting, we had nine casualties in three hospitals namely: Toronto Hospital, St. John Hospital and Bethsaida Specialist Hospital, all in Onitsha.
“Three persons have been confirmed dead while six others are seriously injured but are being treated in those hospitals,” Ajayi said.
The sector commander said the ‘stressed’ articulated vehicle with registration number ENU69XY which was heading toward the Onitsha Bridgehead had a brake failure and rammed into several other vehicles on the road.
“You will appreciate the fact that the proactive measure we took saved a lot of lives here today.
“We have sensitised people on this axis against selling or parking along the road.
“I want to make it clear that the solution to road carnage is positive attitude of people driving on our roads,” Ajayi said.
The sector commander said two commercial motorcycles, four commercial buses, a commercial tricycle, one RAV 4 SUV and a Toyota Hilux vehicles were involved in the multiple crashes.
An eyewitness told NAN that the casualties also included a roadside bread seller, an ‘Okpa’ seller and a passerby. (NAN)
Breaking: Plane crash kills Ten people
A small private jet crashed into a motorbike and a car while attempting to land at an airport in the outskirts of Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, leaving at least 10 people dead, officials said on Thursday.
A Beechcraft Model 390 (Premier 1) aircraft, a light private business jet, was carrying six passengers and two crew when it crashed near Elmina township at 2.08 p.m. (0608 GMT), just before it was due to land, Selangor police chief Hussein Omar Khan told reporters.
The aircraft lost contact with the air traffic control tower and crashed into a motorbike and a car on the highway, he said. “There was no emergency call, the aircraft had been given clearance to land,” Hussein Omar said. A search and rescue mission is underway. The country’s civil aviation authority (CAAM) said the flight had departed from the holiday island of Langkawi and was en route to Selangor’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport near the capital city Kuala Lumpur.
Seven Passengers Burnt To Death Near Third Mainland Bridge In Car Accident
Seven passengers have been confirmed killed after a commercial bus caught fire in Lagos on Sunday
At least five others were said to have sustained injuries in the tragic incident that occurred at Iyana Oworo, close to the Third Mainland Bridge.
The deceased comprises four females, two male adults and one male child.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said there were 14 passengers in the ill-fated bus with registration number KJA 699 GY.
Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, said the driver had some burns.
He added that three female adults involved in the incident were rushed to Gbagada General Hospital and that a male adult was attended to by the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) at the scene.
“LASTMA officials at the scene have made arrangements to remove the burnt vehicle from the road,” Oke-Osanyintolu said.
Nigerian Deputy Governor Loses Seven-Year-Old Son In Car Accident
By Olorunfemi Adejuyigbe
The deputy governor of Yobe State, Hon. Idi Barde Gubana, lost a son in an auto crash which occurred yesterday
A statement signed by his press secretary, Hussaini Mai Suleh, in Damaturu said the seven-year-old boy who was a namesake to Governor Mai Mala Buni died in a crash along Maiduguri-Kano road.
He said the boy had been buried according to Islamic rites at the palace of the Mai of Fune in Damagum town in Fune local government area.
Reacting, the deputy governor said; “I will forever remember him as somebody close to me.’’
Top government officials and other personalities were at the residence of the deputy governor to sympathise with the family over the death.
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