Accident
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One person died on the spot while three others are recuperating in hospital after a vehicle they were travelling in rammed a culvert before rolling several times.
The accident occurred at Shikuyu near Goldmine petrol station along the Sigalagala–Butere highway in Ikolomani sub-county.
A witnesses claimed the driver of the seven-seater matatu lost control of the vehicle.
“The matatu rammed into the culvert and rolled three times. A woman who was at the co-driver’s seat died instantly while the driver was unconscious. We rushed to the scene and rescued them from the wreckage,” said Iholi village elder, Jacob Ilolo.
Iloli claimed that the driver was drunk. Caroline Musanga, another witness said she was breastfeeding her baby when the matatu rammed the culvert.
“I heard a loud bang and when I came out of the house to see what was happening, I saw the matatu flying in the air before landing in my compound. I thank God the kids were not outside as they would have been injured,” she said.
Moses Makhanu, a survivor claimed that the driver was caressing the woman in the passenger seat next to him.
Makhanu claimed that the driver almost lost control of the matatu at Sigalagala National Polytechnic when he tried to forcibly kiss the woman, but managed to steady the car.
He said they cautioned him against reckless driving, but the driver insulted them and even threatened to throw them out of the vehicle.
“The driver appeared drunk. You could hear him telling the lady how he loves her and wanted to marry her. When the vehicle got to the accident scene, he attempted to kiss the woman by force,” he claimed.
Western traffic police boss Geoffrey Njogu confirmed the accident saying the deceased was taken to Kakamega County Referral Hospital awaiting postmortem.
“Another passenger’s left leg was fractured and the right hand dislocated. The third survivor had back pains at the time we took them to Kakamega County Referral Hospital for specialised treatment,” he said.
Source: SDE.co.ke
A commercial bus popularly known as Danfo with the registration number, KTW 479 XQ descending Maryland under bridge yesterday afternoon 7th of April, somersaulted and crashed, leaving two fish sellers completely burnt, while four other occupants of the bus sustained injuries.
The danfo was reportedly coming from Oyingbo and was heading towards Ikeja when the accident happened.
According to eyewitness account, the danfo was trying to overtake a Toyota Highlander, which was equally speedily descending the Maryland Bridge when it somersaulted and caught fire instantly. The driver, conductor and four other occupants of the bus were reported to have escaped with injuries while the ladies, one of them said to be pregnant, who were trapped in the fire completely got burnt. Littering the scene of the accident were several pieces of fishes ‘eja eegun’ that were owned by the women.
On the scene assisting in the evacuation of the charred bodies of the ladies were LASEMA officials and RRS policemen. The remains of the ladies and the burnt vehicle have been evacuated. Those with injuries have equally being given first aid treatment while those with serious wounds have been transferred to General Hospital, Ikeja by the Lagos State Ambulance Emergency Services (LASAMBUS) and LASEMA emergency bus.
Two Egun fish sellers including a pregnant lady burnt to death in an accident that occurred today, April, 7th, 2017 at Maryland bridge. The danfo bus which they boarded was going at a high speed when it suddenly somersaulted and caught fire. Other occupants of the vehicle escaped with various degrees of injury.
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The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Sunday confirmed the death of six persons in an auto accident on Malumfashi-Funtua road in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The FRSC Sector Commander, Alhaji Abdu Bagadawa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina that the accident occurred at about 2 p.m. in Tashar-fulani village, about 10 kilometres from Malumfashi town.
He said the accident involved a Toyota bus with registration number: DKA 716 YF, with 19 people on board.
He added that the vehicle had a tyre burst that caused it to skid off the road, somersaulted, and killed six occupants on the spot.
He revealed that the 13 injured persons and the corpses were taken to Malumfashi General Hospital.
The sector commander urged motorists to always abide by traffic rules and regulations
to reduce accidents on the highways.
He also urged motorists to desist from using worn-out tyres, speeding and wrong overtaking for their safety and their passengers’.
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