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Omg! Driver Dead, Two In Critical Condition As Fuel Tanker Crashes On The Highway
A grievous tragedy has been recorded after a fuel tanker crashed on the highway leaving irreparable damage to a life.
The driver of a tanker has died a tragic death recently.
The man died after the tanker carrying petroleum product fell at Onueke in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
According to Vanguard, the tanker fell while negotiating a bend on the highway, reportedly died, as two of his conductors are currently lying in critical conditions at a hospital in Abakaliki.
The Ebonyi State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, weekend, confirmed through its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Odimpa Paul, that the driver of the tanker died on the spot.
Paul stated that men and officers of the Corps condoned off the scene of the incident to enable their men protect lives and properties in the area and stop people from scooping the product until another vehicle arrived for trans-loading.
According to him, the number plates of the tanker were Abuja BWR 969 XC, and it was carrying 40 litres of AGO, otherwise known as diesel, from Port Harcourt en route Makurdi.
He said: “The tanker fell while trying to negotiate a bend along Abakaliki-Afikpo Expressway.
“People are at the scene, but the area has been condoned off. Of the three conductors accompanying the tanker, only one of them was unhurt, while two others are in critical conditions.”
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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