An American Airlines plane with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard collided with a military helicopter near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, plunging into the Potomac River. Washington's Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said Thursday morning that 28 bodies were recovered from the scene: 27 passengers from the jet and one from the … Continue reading Hegseth: Mistake caused deadly Washington DC plane-helicopter collision
Men of the Oyo State Police Command have detained the principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi. MEZIESBLOG learned that Fasasi was invited by the police on Wednesday and has been detained since then. Our correspondent reports that the principal’s detention is in connection with the stampede that occurred at the school … Continue reading School principal in police custody after children carnival’s stampede
A woman who died after falling from a moving van has been named as Leah Senior. The 27-year-old from Kirklees died from her injuries following the incident in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on Wednesday night. She was seen falling from the white Transit van between 8.20pm and 8.40pm, West Yorkshire Police said. Anyone who was in … Continue reading 27-year-old woman falls to death from a moving vehicle
This week, a crash involving a charter bus, a tractor-trailer truck and three other vehicles on a highway in central Ohio killed six people and injured 18 others, state police said. According to Ohio Highway Patrol, the bus, carrying students and adult chaperones from the Tuscarawas Valley school district in eastern Ohio to an education … Continue reading Ohio highway crash claims 6 lives, at least 18 injured
The Nigeria immigration Service on Sunday lost some of its officers along Kano-Zaria Road. The officers, who were on their way back to Abuja from Kano after a Passing-Out-Parade (POP) at the Immigration Training School, were involved in an accident. It was gathered that two persons died after the auto crash. The service confirmed the … Continue reading 2 Immigration officers die in Kano auto crash
Members of Shania Twain's production crew were taken to hospital in Canada after their tour bus crashed. The bus and a truck were travelling from Winnipeg, where Twain performed on Tuesday, to Saskatoon - a drive lasting around nine hours. The two concerts were part of the star's Queen Of Me tour. Maverick Management told … Continue reading
A Ukrainian major has died after he was accidentally blown up by a grenade given to him as a birthday present. Hennady Chastyakov was killed as he showed the gift to his teenage son at home on Monday, officials said. It was initially thought that the 39-year-old had been killed by a booby-trapped gift. But … Continue reading Ukrainian major dies from grenade received as a gift, 18-year-old son injured
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has called medical practitioners in Nigeria to provide prompt and compassionate treatment to all victims of gunshots and accidents, irrespective of the presence or absence of a police report. The IGP made the call in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, PRO, Force Head … Continue reading IGP urges hospitals to treat gunshot, accident victims with or without police report
Leeds Bradford Airport is expecting to reopen this morning. The airport closed on Friday after high winds forced a passenger plane to skid off the runway. "We expect to reopen at 10am today, however we will continue to post regular updates as this is subject to change," the West Yorkshire airport said in a statement … Continue reading Leeds Bradford Airport reopens after ‘runway disaster’; Travel disruptions expected to continue in Scotland and England
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested three yet-to-be-identified suspects as a drunken hunter allegedly shot dead a 14-year-old girl. A resident, James Joel, who spoke with PUNCH Metro on Wednesday, said the incident happened on Tuesday night. Details leading to the unfortunate incident were still sketchy as of press time, but our correspondent learnt that … Continue reading Hunter shoots teenage girl dead, 3 suspects arrested
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