7 injured in Enugu auto crash – Police

The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed that seven people sustained injuries in a multiple auto crash at Ama Brewery Junction on the 9th Mile-Nsukka highway in Enugu State.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, said that the incident, which happened at about 7 p.m. on Friday, involved a trailer, Highlander jeep and two other cars.

Amaraizu said, however, that no live was lost at the scene of the incident.

“At least seven persons sustained various degrees of injuries and were rushed to different hospitals after the crash.
The team of rescuers included the police, Federal Road Safety Commission and some members of the public,’’ he stated.

The PPRO said that the cause of the accident was yet to be determined, noting however, that the police had commenced investigation. (NAN)

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14 dead in Japan tour bus accident

According to Cnn fourteen people were killed when a bus ferrying tourists to a ski resort in central Japan rolled off a mountain roadway in the early hours of Friday morning, according to local authorities.

The bus was carrying 41 people to popular ski resort Kita Shiga in Yamanouchi Town when it crashed near the town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, according to local police. Twenty-seven people were injured.

Man dies in lone accident

A middle-aged man died on Friday morning in a lone accident while travelling in his Honda Accord car marked EPE 798 CU along Abeokuta-Kobape-Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State.

The accident occurred around 7.40am at the notorious Onipepeye axis.

The spokesman for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps , Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the accident was caused by over-speeding.

He said, “The accident was caused by over-speeding. The driver lost control due to the excessive speeding and the vehicle veered into the bush with fatal consequence.”

He said the corpse of the victim had been deposited at the General Hospital, Ijaiye, Abeokuta.

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Accident claims 17 lives in Cross River

No fewer than 17 persons have lost their lives in a fatal accident involving an 18 seater bus at Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State.

The bus was reportedly heading to Enugu from Calabar when the accident happened.

Available report said a passenger and the bus driver survived the crash, but DAILY POST could not ascertain the degree of injuries both victims sustained

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