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Tragic Road Accidents Claim 35 Lives in Kogi and Enugu States

2May

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Tragic Road Accidents Claim 35 Lives in Kogi and Enugu States

Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, took to his X (formerly Twitter) page to talk about two devastating road accidents that occurred in Kogi and Enugu states, resulting in the loss of 35 lives. The incidents have continued to highlight the urgent need for improved road safety measures and infrastructure maintenance. The first accident occurred on Sunday along the Okene/Lokoja bypass in Kogi State, where 19 individuals lost their lives in a horrific blaze. The victims were reportedly trapped in their vehicles and unable to escape the inferno, resulting in tragic consequences. The Kogi State Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the incident, which has left families shattered and communities in mourning. Just two days later, another tragedy struck along the Nsukka/En...

Eight Students Travelling Home For Election Die in Auto Crash

Eight students of Madonna University in Rivers State have been burnt to death in a road mishap, reports say. The incident took place along the Trans-Saharan road in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, on Saturday while the students were travelling to Taraba State. According to TheCable, the undergraduates were travelling home after the school went on a break to permit students to vote in the forthcoming elections. Their bus allegedly caught fire and got burnt beyond recognition, leaving eight dead and 10 other passengers seriously injured. The injured passengers were taken to the Alex Ekwueme Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki, the State capital, for treatment. An official of the institution, Benedicta Egoyibom, confirmed the incident. She, however, failed to give details ...

13 Passengers Burnt To Death In Enugu Auto Crash

No fewer than 13 passengers were torched beyond recognition in an auto crash close to the Four-Corners Enugu around 9 pm on Sunday. The road mishap occurred when a 14-seater bus which was traveling from Imo State to Adamawa, ran into a trainer before catching fire. See Also: Fire Guts WAEC National Office Reports say all the passengers except one were burnt beyond recognition in the road mishap which took place at the Enugu axis of the Enugu/Port Harcourt expressway. It was gathered that only one passenger survived the accident, with different accounts of how he survived. While one version has it that he was rescued by sympathizers, another said he escaped through the window. The survivor is receiving treatment at the Emergency Unit of the University of Nigeria T...