Just In: One Feared Dead, Six Injured In Ghastly Accident

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One person has been reported dead, with six others sustaining various degrees of injuries in an accident at the Sagamu Express junction in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Naija News reports that the spokesperson of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, in a terse statement to journalists, disclosed that the accident occurred at about 9:48 am on Sunday.

Akinbiyi said that the accident involved a Bus Mass Transit vehicle, and a truck, adding that rescue operations are ongoing.

He said, “There is a fatal RTA involving a BMT bus and a truck inbound at Sagamu Express Junction. There is also one presumed dead and six serious injuries reported. Rescue operations are ongoing.”

Three Killed, Four Injured In Jigawa Building Collapse

In other news, a two-storey building under construction in Gujungu town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State, collapsed on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of three individuals.

The Public Relations Officer of the Jigawa State Police Command, Dutse, Lawan Adam, confirmed the incident in a press statement.

Upon receiving the call, a team of policemen was immediately mobilized to the scene. Upon arrival, they discovered that a two-storey building under construction had collapsed, claiming three lives on the spot.

The victims have been identified as Nafi’u Mohd, 28, of Rijiyar Zaki, Ungogo LGA of Kano State; Abdurrahman Ibrahim, 60, of Danmadai village, Gagarawa Local Government Area; and Usman Lawan, 62, of the same address.

Additionally, four other individuals who were trapped in the collapse suffered varying degrees of injuries.

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