Popular Nigerian singer-songwriter Yemi Alade says she has survived a car accident while touring in Spain, local media reported. In a post on her Instagram on Tuesday, the artist revealed that the accident happened last Thursday while travelling between Barcelona and Benicassim. No fatalities have been reported. She said that …
Read More »Three people died in a road accident in Uganda
A 16-year-old student, a traffic police officer and a motorcyclist died following a road crash on the Lira-Soroti highway in Uganda, reports said. The accident involved a Ford Ranger belonging to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and a Bajaj Boxer motorcycle. The girl and the traffic officer died at the scene. The motorcycle rider also died …
Read More »DR Congo: 34 dead in traffic accident in the Southeast
At least thirty four people died in road accident in the Southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said on Wednesday. The administrator of Lubudi territory, Clementine Lupanda, told Anadolu Agency that the accident occurred when “a truck coming from Mbuji-Mayi failed to climb a slope in the locality of Nguba …
Read More »Ghana: Military truck runs into shops and kills one
A military truck heading towards Bawku from Bolgatanga ran through some residents of Zebilla in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region, Saturday evening leaving one dead and others with life-threatening injuries, local media reported. Senyalah Castro, a local journalist said the military truck was “going at top …
Read More »Uganda: at least four dead and several hospitalized in a road accident
On Tuesday, at least four people are known to be dead on spot in a motor accident along Mbale Tororo road in Mbale city in Uganda. The Elgon Region Police Spokesperson, Mr Rogers Taitika, confirmed the accident saying ‘‘the deceased and victims were knocked dead by a speeding FUSO Reg …
Read More »United States: 10 dead in road accident near Mexican border
At least ten people died in Texas, near the border with Mexico, in the crash of a van carrying around 30 people who could be illegal migrants, local authorities said Wednesday. Texan authorities have said they are investigating a “major accident” near the town of Falfurrias, a few kilometers from …
Read More »Cameroon: Questions on emergency services after 53 die in bus crash
After a collision between an interurban transport bus and a truck loaded with fuel at the Cliff of Dschang Western Cameroon left 53 people dead and 29 seriously injured, the question of responsibility is now being raised Many people say that the presence of firefighters in the town of Dschang, …
Read More »Dozens dead and several others seriously injured in a road accident
Dozens of people died Wednesday in Cameroon when a bus collided with a truck off a cliff in the country’s west province of Dschang in the Menoua region. At the time of filing this report, it was not clear what caused the accident, but both vehicles went up in flames …
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