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 | | From: | Byker | | Subject: | Fuel tanker + two buses = Krispy Kaffirs (again) | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 03:29:22 GMT |
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 | "In Lagos, the regular involvement of the buses in accidents has made
commuters label the yellow buses 'morgues' and the minibuses 'flying
coffins'. Speeding, overloading and poorly maintained vehicles are blamed by
the authorities for the frequent accidents." And you thought Mexican bus
rides were dangerous....
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Many die in Nigeria bus pile-up
Commuters regard Lagos buses as death traps
At least 30 commuters have died after two buses crashed and burst into
flames in Nigeria's main city of Lagos.
The victims were "burned beyond recognition," Abiodun Orebiyi of the
Nigerian Red Cross told AP news agency.
The buses collided and were then hit by another vehicle - which the Red
Cross say was a fuel tanker.
Correspondents say Nigeria's commercial bus drivers are notorious for
reckless driving. Last week, more than 20 died in a bus collision north of
Lagos.
Witnesses speaking on local television said fire fighters fought for several
hours to put out the inferno, AFP news agency reports.
Fireman Jack Vincent said the heavy traffic and a shortage of water
hampered his team's rescue efforts.
One survivor said he tried to save fellow passengers trapped in the vehicle
before the fire engulfed the bus.
"But we could not do much. Between five and six were burnt to death in the
J5 bus," he said.
In Lagos, the regular involvement of the buses in accidents has made
commuters label the yellow buses "morgues" and the minibuses "flying
coffins".
Speeding, overloading and poorly maintained vehicles are blamed by the
authorities for the frequent accidents.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4191161.stm
Nigerian police, rescuers differ over Lagos death toll
Lagos, Nigeria, 01/20 - Nigerian police have put the casualty figures from
Wednesday`s ghastly multiple road accident in the commercial city of Lagos
at eight dead and 30 injured, though rescuers said as many as 30 people
perished in the early morning crash.
"The figure we have is eight dead and 30 injured," police spokesman Emmanuel
Ighodalo told PANA.
The accident, which involved three commercial buses and one fuel tanker,
occurred under a bridge along the busy Ikorodu road in the city when the
tanker rammed into the rear of an intra-city, 50-seat bus popularly called
"Molue."
Two 18-seat minibuses carrying passengers heading out of Lagos for the
Muslim Eid-El-Kabir holidays ran into the two vehicles involved in the
accident and caught fire, trapping many passengers.
As fire fighters struggled to put off the fire, officials of the federal
road safety corps and Lagos state emergency ambulance services helped to
evacuate the injured to the hospital.
They also removed several charred bodies, amid the wailing of hundreds of
sympathisers who gathered at the scene.
In the ensuing confusion, it was not immediately possible for emergency
service officials to determine the exact number of casualties.
The accident blocked one side of the expressway for several hours, causing a
long line of vehicles along the expressway
A local television channel with its office around the scene of the accident
beamed live pictures of the rescue efforts.
http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=313131
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| | From: | Jay Walker | | Subject: | Re: Fuel tanker + two buses = Krispy Kaffirs (again) | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:35:12 +0400 |
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| On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 03:29:22 GMT, "Byker" wrote:
>Many die in Nigeria bus pile-up
Shouldn't that be spelled N-I-G-G-E-R-I-A?
Oh, sorry, I forgot, Niggeria is in L.A.
My mistake.
>
>Commuters regard Lagos buses as death traps
>
>At least 30 commuters have died after two buses crashed and burst into
>flames in Nigeria's main city of Lagos.
>
>The victims were "burned beyond recognition," Abiodun Orebiyi of the
>Nigerian Red Cross told AP news agency.
>
>The buses collided and were then hit by another vehicle - which the Red
>Cross say was a fuel tanker.
>
>Correspondents say Nigeria's commercial bus drivers are notorious for
>reckless driving. Last week, more than 20 died in a bus collision north of
>Lagos.
>
>Witnesses speaking on local television said fire fighters fought for several
>hours to put out the inferno, AFP news agency reports.
>
> Fireman Jack Vincent said the heavy traffic and a shortage of water
>hampered his team's rescue efforts.
>
>One survivor said he tried to save fellow passengers trapped in the vehicle
>before the fire engulfed the bus.
>
>"But we could not do much. Between five and six were burnt to death in the
>J5 bus," he said.
>
>In Lagos, the regular involvement of the buses in accidents has made
>commuters label the yellow buses "morgues" and the minibuses "flying
>coffins".
>
>Speeding, overloading and poorly maintained vehicles are blamed by the
>authorities for the frequent accidents.
>
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4191161.stm
>
>
>Nigerian police, rescuers differ over Lagos death toll
>
>Lagos, Nigeria, 01/20 - Nigerian police have put the casualty figures from
>Wednesday`s ghastly multiple road accident in the commercial city of Lagos
>at eight dead and 30 injured, though rescuers said as many as 30 people
>perished in the early morning crash.
>
>"The figure we have is eight dead and 30 injured," police spokesman Emmanuel
>Ighodalo told PANA.
>
>The accident, which involved three commercial buses and one fuel tanker,
>occurred under a bridge along the busy Ikorodu road in the city when the
>tanker rammed into the rear of an intra-city, 50-seat bus popularly called
>"Molue."
>
>Two 18-seat minibuses carrying passengers heading out of Lagos for the
>Muslim Eid-El-Kabir holidays ran into the two vehicles involved in the
>accident and caught fire, trapping many passengers.
>
>As fire fighters struggled to put off the fire, officials of the federal
>road safety corps and Lagos state emergency ambulance services helped to
>evacuate the injured to the hospital.
>
>They also removed several charred bodies, amid the wailing of hundreds of
>sympathisers who gathered at the scene.
>
>In the ensuing confusion, it was not immediately possible for emergency
>service officials to determine the exact number of casualties.
>
>The accident blocked one side of the expressway for several hours, causing a
>long line of vehicles along the expressway
>
>A local television channel with its office around the scene of the accident
>beamed live pictures of the rescue efforts.
>
>http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=313131
>
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