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5 killed, 7 injured after taxi carrying teachers overturn in Bethlehem

Five people were killed and seven injured after a minibus taxi overturned on the N5 near Bethlehem. The vehicle was ferrying teachers and school governing body members from Sekoko Primary school in Paul Roux. The passengers were heading home from a workshop in Tweeling when the accident occurred. Police spokesperson …

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137 soldiers killed, 316 injured during first day of Russia attack on Ukraine

At least 137 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 316 injured during the first day of the Russian invasion early Thursday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. Russia’s military on Thursday crossed into Ukraine from several directions, hours after President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of a special military operation. …

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SAD PHOTOS: Two injured in gory accident at Okponglo

Two persons have reportedly been injured in a multiple-vehicle accident at Okponglo on the Legon-Madina road. The incident is said to have occurred on Tuesday night. This was after a tipper truck from Madina hit a Kia Rio saloon car which also run into a Kia Picanto and an Opel …

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Six dead, nine injured in fatal Abuja auto crash

No fewer than six persons have died in a fatal auto crash that occurred in the Tungan Maje area of the Federal Capital Territory.Also, nine people were said to be injured in the accident which happened around 10 am on Friday. An eyewitness who gave his name as Austin said …

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One dead, 4 injured in Kwame Danso fire tender accident

One person has died with four fire officers left in critical conditions following an accident involving a motorcycle and a Fire Tender at a section of the Kwame Danso-Atebubu road. The accident occurred at about 10:40 am on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, when the motorbike rider carelessly crossed a Fire …

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3 injured in Feyiase accident

Three people are feared dead with four others sustaining serious degrees of  injuries after two vehicles clashed at  Feyiase along the Atonsu Kuntenase highway in the Ashanti Region. The accident which involved a commercial Trotro bus with registration number AS 2845-X and a Chevrolet private  mini cab with registration number Aw 5624-21 occurred  on …

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Four injured as Police fire shots to quell riot in Lamashegu

Four persons including a minor from Lamashegu in Tamale in the Northern Region have sustained various degrees of gunshots wounds Sunday afternoon following a misunderstanding between police and a cross-section of the youth. The incident took place after a police officer allegedly shot a young man who was driving an …

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Breastfeeding mother crushed to death, 8 others injured

A woman believed to be in her 30s has been crushed to death at Anloga Junction in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region. This happened when a trailer with registration number GM 9671-13 rammed a Kia Pregio minivan with the number AS 3989-20 and a Nissan minivan with the …

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One Injured As 5-Bedroom House Gutted In Bantama

A nurse is battling for her life at a health facility following explosion which occurred at Atafoa New-Site, a suburb of Bantama in the Ashanti Region. The unfortunate incident happened when the gas cylinder the victim was using to cook reportedly exploded. This resulted in complete razed down of a …

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Two pupils dead, six injured after ‘drunk’ minibus taxi driver loses control

Two pupils died and six others were injured when a minibus taxi driver transporting schoolchildren lost control of the vehicle in Pietermaritzburg on Friday. On Saturday, the KwaZulu-Natal education department said according to preliminary reports the children were on their way home from school when the minibus taxi veered out …

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