LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) – Police in Nigeria’s southwest say at least
15 people have died in a crash involving two trucks and many other vehicles.
Ogun state police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi said Wednesday a truck driver collided head-on with cars and motorbikes on a highway leading to the commercial capital of Lagos on Tuesday.
He said the truck driver was trying to avoid hitting a truck coming from another road at a major intersection, but that his speed was too high.
Adejobi said the junction, who has no traffic lights, is notoriously dangerous.
Ogun State Federal Road Safety Commander Ayobami Omiyale said authorities could not immediately give a tally of those who had been killed and injured because they were taken to different hospitals.
Crashes are common on Nigeria’s poorly maintained road
Ogun state police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi said Wednesday a truck driver collided head-on with cars and motorbikes on a highway leading to the commercial capital of Lagos on Tuesday.
He said the truck driver was trying to avoid hitting a truck coming from another road at a major intersection, but that his speed was too high.
Adejobi said the junction, who has no traffic lights, is notoriously dangerous.
Ogun State Federal Road Safety Commander Ayobami Omiyale said authorities could not immediately give a tally of those who had been killed and injured because they were taken to different hospitals.
Crashes are common on Nigeria’s poorly maintained road
A man died last night in Pa’ia.
Maui Police responded to calls of a lifeless adult male in the middle of the
Pa’ia Bypass Road Sunday night at 8:16 p.m.
The accident apparently took place two tenths of a mile from Baldwin Avenue. Maui Police say the man appears to have been on foot, walking east on the bypass road when he was struck by a vehicle that did not stop. In addition to failing to render aid, the driver of that vehicle is liable for charges of fleeing the scene of an accident – hit and run.
A Police investigation has determined that the vehicle involved is a 1997 or 1998 Mitsubishi Galant. The vehicle is expected to have front end damage. Police made their determination after finding a piece of the vehicle’s grille – left behind in the incident.
Maui County Paramedic 2 (Makawao) was dispatched to Hana Highway fronting Baldwin Beach Park for reports of a male party that was found unresponsive and on the roadway Sunday night.
Upon their arrival, at 8:37 p.m., the male patient was found in cardiopulmonary arrest and with multiple traumatic injuries. Resuscitation attempts were not initiated due to the extent of the injuries suffered by the patient. It is unknown if the patient was a local or visitor. The paramedic unit was assisted by Maui Fire Departments Engine 2 from
The accident apparently took place two tenths of a mile from Baldwin Avenue. Maui Police say the man appears to have been on foot, walking east on the bypass road when he was struck by a vehicle that did not stop. In addition to failing to render aid, the driver of that vehicle is liable for charges of fleeing the scene of an accident – hit and run.
A Police investigation has determined that the vehicle involved is a 1997 or 1998 Mitsubishi Galant. The vehicle is expected to have front end damage. Police made their determination after finding a piece of the vehicle’s grille – left behind in the incident.
Maui County Paramedic 2 (Makawao) was dispatched to Hana Highway fronting Baldwin Beach Park for reports of a male party that was found unresponsive and on the roadway Sunday night.
Upon their arrival, at 8:37 p.m., the male patient was found in cardiopulmonary arrest and with multiple traumatic injuries. Resuscitation attempts were not initiated due to the extent of the injuries suffered by the patient. It is unknown if the patient was a local or visitor. The paramedic unit was assisted by Maui Fire Departments Engine 2 from
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police
continue to investigate a hit-and-run accident that left a woman injured during
rush hour on Tuesday evening in Downtown Pittsburgh.
The mishap occurred at the corner of Fifth and Penn Avenues as dozens of spectators looked on.
Officials say the victim was crossing the street after getting off of work at Fifth Avenue Place when she was struck and dragged by a car which sped off after the accident.
Eyewitness Florence McAdam of Castle Shannon said she saw about 15 guys chasing the woman driver, adding that people were coming from everywhere.
KDKA’s Ralph Iannotti reports:
“I really thought she was literally trying to kill her,” she said. “It was obvious she was trying to kill her.”
The injured woman told police that she was crossing the street when a car nearly hit her. She reportedly had words with the driver, who is accused of throwing something at her, spitting at her and then took off from the scene.
The pedestrian’s arm got stuck in the passenger-side window as she was being dragged, and pushed down
The mishap occurred at the corner of Fifth and Penn Avenues as dozens of spectators looked on.
Officials say the victim was crossing the street after getting off of work at Fifth Avenue Place when she was struck and dragged by a car which sped off after the accident.
Eyewitness Florence McAdam of Castle Shannon said she saw about 15 guys chasing the woman driver, adding that people were coming from everywhere.
KDKA’s Ralph Iannotti reports:
“I really thought she was literally trying to kill her,” she said. “It was obvious she was trying to kill her.”
The injured woman told police that she was crossing the street when a car nearly hit her. She reportedly had words with the driver, who is accused of throwing something at her, spitting at her and then took off from the scene.
The pedestrian’s arm got stuck in the passenger-side window as she was being dragged, and pushed down
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