Irritated Okada Man Flings himself In Entrance Of Oncoming Truck over Seizure Of His Bike

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Pandemonium broke out yesterday at Iyana Adeoyo, Ring Road part of Ibadan when an unidentified man in his thirties, attempted suicide by jumping facing oncoming vehicle, after officers of the Oyo State commercial vehicle registration unit impounded his bike because his papers were fake.

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Mother of five jumps from Okada, crushed by runaway truck

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Inset: Deaconess Ike…Life cut short in her prime

When Deaconess Ngozi Ike, a 39 year-old mother of five and a trader, woke at about 6a.m on August 10 to supervise her house chores and prepare food for her household, she did not know that death was looming. After taking care of her children and husband, Elder Frederick Ike, she set out on a journey of no return. Deaconess Ike, who hailed from Obiaruku, in Kwale, Delta State, left her Byazhin Across, Kubwa, Abuja home at about 8.30 a.m. for her shop in the village market where she was selling Nigerian prints and Hollandis.

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Photos: Woman Killed, Many Injured As Truck Crushes Six Vehicles In Abuja

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Tragedy struck in Abuja on Saturday when a woman was crushed to death by a heavy-duty truck and injured many others at Biaji Road in Kubwa . The accident which occurred at 12. 00pm was attributed to the brake failure from the truck which made the driver to lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a woman who about to climb a motorcycle known as (Okada) and killed her on the spot while many others were said to have broken their hands and legs. 

An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said that the truck hit the woman, throwing her body parts and her body into pieces.

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WORRISOME: Man Run Over By Truck While Sleeping Under It

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A middle-aged man was recently run over by a truck at Kubwa while taking a nap under it.
A witness said the victim, who was fasting, had gone to take a rest under the parked truck after observing a prayer. He said he had slept off when the driver of the truck came out to move the vehicle without knowing that someone was under it.  According to the witness, the driver initially thought it was a log of wood he climbed over but when he alighted from the vehicle, he saw it was a human being. 
He said the victim was immediately rushed to the Kubwa General hospital for medical attention.

The hospital’s Accident and Emergency Unit Head, Paul Olise, confirmed the incident, but said the victim was later moved to General Hospital, Asokoro. 

Train and truck Jam Each other in Lagos

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A train and a truck collided last night at the PWD railway crossing in Ikeja. The truck (seen above) was trying to cross the railway line when a speeding train coming from Ebutte Metta and heading to Agbado rammed into it. Fortunately no life was lost but a few people sustained serious injuries and were immediately rushed to the hospital. After the accident, the train had to terminate its journey, leaving its passengers stranded.

Container Truck Crushes Man, Govt Meat Van

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Tragedy struck on Thursday at Ikeja Along Bus Stop on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Lagos State, after a heavily   loaded 40-foot container truck fell on a government meat van, crushed a passerby, and wounded several others. Eyewitnesses said the truck had swerved off the road to avoid colliding with some policemen, who were chasing a motorcycle rider, before the incident occurred around 9am.

The victim, identified as Samuel Ogunnaike, was an employee of a popular phone dealer in Computer Village, Ikeja, and was on his way to the office when he met his death. Any hope that he could survive the accident was dashed after he was trapped for about four hours before his body was retrieved from the wreckage.

China To Build Truck Plant In Calabar

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A Chinese trade delegation on a visit to Cross River state has made known its intention to open a truck manufacturing plant within Calabar Free Trade Zone.

Leader of the group and Deputy Mayor of Chang Chun City, China; Mr. Gui Guangli, disclosed this to Governor of Cross River; Liyel Imoke, during a visit to his office in Calabar, the state capital.

Guangli said the team had spent two days in the state exploring possible areas of investments and having found that there are great opportunities, it decided to start with the establishment of a truck plant.

The Deputy Mayor maintained that manufacturing company has eleven outlets across the world including Japan, Germany and United States, adding that from their study, the state is conducive for investments coupled with the airport, seaport and free trade zone.

He remarked that the trucks which will be produced in Calabar will be of high technology and high class and that volume of production will be determined by the economic indices of demand.

Guangli added that the trade mission was also intending to invest in agriculture and pharmaceutical sectors as a result of their further findings, saying that China and Nigeria have an age long commerce relationship.

NYSC Youth Corper Hit By Truck (Photo)

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A youth corper was hit by a truck few minutes ago along Sakar Tinubu Victoria Island Lagos.
Its so sad, after enduring years of University Life and graduating with his mate, he met his untimely death and such terrible fate. May his soul rest in peace.

2 Persons, 11 Cows Die As Truck Plunges Into River

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Two persons and 11 cows died in the wee hours of yesterday, when a truck plunged into a river at Abaji town, along Abuja-Lokoja road.

A witness said the incident happened at about 3:15 am. He said a Marcopolo luxury brand bus with registration number XB 125 KPU overtook a vehicle on the bridge top and collided with an oncoming truck that was loaded with cows. "The truck’s head pulled off and entered into the river with the driver and a passenger trapped to death," he said.

How Dangote's Truck Drivers Killed Over 200 Nigerians

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Accident just like its meaning is a mishap or an unforeseen and unplanned event or unfortunate circumstance, often with lack of intention or necessity but when it becomes rampant especially in a suspicious manner and to the extent that, lives are being lost in a reckless way depicting a voodoo approach, in a society where wealth and richness could be traced to spiritualism, then there's an urgent need for authorities to nip it in the bud.

One of these is the consistent accidents from many of the drivers of the man reputed to be the richest in Africa, Alhaji Aliko Dangote. Aside being a multi billionaire business mogul of note whose track records transverse the Almighty FORBES, the man is also inching for the Guinness Books of Records by employing Phd holders as drivers.

PhD, MBA Holders among 13,000 People that applied for Dangote Truck Driving Jobs

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In what may be shocking but true, the Dangote Group has said that PhD and MBA Holders were among the over 13,000 applicants who applied for the recent Graduate Executive Truck Driver vacancy.