Accidents

  • Woman in tears after 3 children suffocated in borrowed car

    Shade Silifat Abdulkadir, mother of the three children who suffocated to death in a parked car in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, last week Sunday, has broken her silence on the tragic incident. In an interview with journalists on the last moments of the deceased children, 37-year-old Shade appealed to Nigerians to come to her aid.…

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  • DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS: Honda to recall 750,000 vehicles across US

    Due to defective airbags that could unintentionally activate during a crash, Honda said on February 6 that it would recall 750,000 vehicles in the U.S. On the same day, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that during a crash, the front passenger seat weight sensor could crack and short circuit, failing to suppress…

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  • South Korea’s police chief has said their emergency response to the Itaewon crush was “inadequate” – the first acknowledgement from officials that they did not do enough to prevent it. Amid growing calls for accountability, Yoon Hee-keun said he felt “limitless responsibility about public safety” over what happened. He vowed a full investigation. Interior Minister…

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  • As of this Saturday (31 March), automobile manufacturers will equip all new types of cars and vans with eCall; a system that automatically dials emergency services in the event of a serious road traffic accident. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) welcomes this milestone, which has been made possible thanks to huge investments by the…

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  • An 8-year-old girl has died after falling from the railing a cruise ship’s interior deck, a report from ABC News reported. The news outlet quotes officials as saying that the deceased, a young girl whose name is yet to be released, was on the Carnival Glory cruise ship last Saturday. She fell from the interior chamber…

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