At least seven people have been killed and 13 others injured after a matatu (vehicle) they were travelling in ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) in Mandera, northern Kenya, on Monday morning. The 14-seater public service vehicle plying the Mandera Arabia road had left the Arabia township at …
Read More »Dozens missing in deadly India disaster
At least 26 people have been killed in floods in southern India after heavy rains caused rivers to overflow, cutting off towns and villages. Five children are among the dead. There are fears the death toll could rise further as many people are missing. Several houses were washed away and …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: Bees take attack Afram Plains ferry, injured residents hospitalized
Information reaching Agoo News indicates that bees have taken over some part of Ekye Amanfrom in the Afram Plains South District of Eastern Region. The situation has affected passengers on the ferry. Speaking to Agoo News Ebenezer Kojo Nyavor, Captain of the Ferry, Rockson Kwao said passengers have been advised …
Read More »One dead, several injured in ghastly accident close to Airport police station
A fatal accident occurred at the Airport police station traffic light in Accra The crash resulted in the death of one man and left another man fighting for his life The police were also sighted at the accident scene for investigations A fatal motor accident occurred at the Airport …
Read More »4 dead, scores injured in a gory accident on Kintampo road
At least four persons have reportedly died, with many injured following an accident on the Kintampo road. A local Journalist Nana Yaw Aboagye reports about 24 casualties are involved while four persons including three females and a male died on the spot. The Kumasi to Gushegu bound bus with registration …
Read More »Two injured in church bomb blast in eastern DR Congo
A makeshift bomb exploded inside a Catholic church in the city of Beni in DR Congo’s conflict-plagued east on Sunday, injuring two just an hour before a children’s Confirmation ceremony was due to be held. The head of police in Beni’s town hall Narcisse Muteba Kashale told AFP that the …
Read More »64 killed, 180 injured in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
At least 64 people were killed and 180 injured in an airstrike, on a market in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Victims are brought to the Ayder referral hospital in Mekele as the army denies targeting civilians. Rescue work at the crash site was delayed as soldiers initially blocked first aid personnel …
Read More »VIDEO&PHOTOS: STC bus ran into faulty truck; 2 dead with others injured
LISTEN 9 HOURS AGO 0 Two have died after an Intercity STC bus ran into a faulty articulated truck on the Accra-Kumasi Highway in the early hours of Wednesday, June 16, 2021. The Suhum Police Command in a statement reported that “a 45-year-old driver, Abdul Raman Haruna, was driving a MAN Diesel …
Read More »10 injured in accident on Kasoa-Winneba highway
Some 10 persons have been injured in an accident on the Kasoa- Winneba Highway in the Central Region. A Sprinter Benz Bus somersaulted several times while at full speed. The Sprinter Benz Bus with registration number GN 3680-14 was fully loaded with passengers from Kasoa station to Agona Swedru but …
Read More »1 dead, 6 others injured in Tema Motorway accident
One person has been confirmed dead in the early Friday morning accident which occurred at the Ashaiman Underpass section of the Accra-Tema motorway. Six other persons sustained various degrees of injuries in the accident involving two commercial mini buses and a petroleum product haulage truck. According to the Motorway …
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