Tag: Crash
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NAF plane crash, an unfortunate national disaster – Defence Minister
The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has described the crash of the Nigerian Air Force King 350 plane as an unfortunate national disaster. Magashi stated this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mohammad Abdulkadri, on Monday in Abuja. Our correspondent reports that that all seven air force personnel…
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Auto crash claims 147 lives in Yobe – Police
The Police Command in Yobe on Thursday said 147 persons died in various road traffic accidents in the state from January 2020 to February. The Command’s Spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, said this in a statement in Damaturu. He said, “Available statistics revealed that, over 200 cases of motor traffic accidents were recorded by the state…
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Military plane carrying air force cadets crashes in Ukraine, killing 22
A military transport plane, carrying air force cadets, crashed and burst into flames near a highway in north-eastern Ukraine on Friday evening, killing at least 22 people on board, officials said. The Antonov An-26 aircraft crashed while trying to land during a training exercise, the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Ruslan Khomchak, said in…