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July 5, 1962 - A record number of persons, 143, were fatally injured in highway accidents over the Fourth of July holiday. In the 30-hour period that began at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 3, 105 other persons died in boating, swimming, and other accidents. Although at least 25 persons were injured by fireworks, no deaths were reported from this one-time leading cause of Independence Day fatalities. A 14-year-old boy in Brooklyn was critically injured last night, however, when he emptied powder from firecrackers into a saucer and put a match to it. The powder exploded, blowing out the windows in the boy’s apartment at 157 Prospect Park West and spraying him with broken glass. The boy, George Haubrick Jr., was taken to Methodist Hospital, where physicians said it might be necessary to amputate some of his fingers.

The fence was so bad they already have it replaced, parts of my car. #almostdied #autocrash #autovsfence (at Manteca, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcbxHK9plzJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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For the life of me, I can't fathom how this wall has had a hole knocked in it TWICE in less than a year. It's not close to the intersection. Makes no sense. All the debris makes it look like it was pretty nasty though. #holeinthewall #arizona #autocrash (at Freestone Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1MgARg5So/?igshid=1l0bg0fzajs39

Three young persons were killed on Friday after a car ran into a stationary truck on Oyemekun Road in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Confirming the incident, the State Sector Commander Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Rotimi Adeleye, said that the accident happened between 4:30 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Adeleye, who said five people were involved in the accident, said that FRSC operatives had deposited the corpses of those who died at the morgue of the state specialist hospital in Akure. “They were five in number inside a Lexus jeep vehicle and it was learnt that they were coming from a night club this morning and were also on speed before they ran under a stationary truck. Three of them died on the spot while the other two are under critical condition,” he said. Adeleye, who admonished parents to watch over their children to avoid sudden death, said that those involved were in the age bracket of 20. “All those involved are in their mid twenties of age, so parents should keep watch over their children. “As at the time when the accident happened the children should be under their parents’ watch and the victims were coming from the club which is unfortunate. “Most importantly, if people have reason to go to the club, whoever that is going to drive should avoid taking alcohol even when others are drinking to avoid preventable death,” he said. Read the full article

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Sunday lamented the death of 17 students in an auto crash on their way back to the state from Kano, describing the incident as a painful one that could have been prevented. In a statement on Sunday by his chief press secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, AbdulRazaq commiserated with the parents and families of the students and prayed to God to avert such calamity in the future. The youths, believed to be post-UTME students who were returning from the northern part of the country to Ilorin, Kwara State capital, died in an auto crash involving an 18-seater Toyota Hiace passenger bus and an articulated DAF container truck last Thursday. “We, however, believe that we can avoid this calamity in the future. We reiterate our calls on the drivers to always check their speed, respect other road users, and put their vehicles in the best condition. Most accidents occur because our drivers often fail these three basic tests of safe driving,” the statement said. “Besides, we call on our tertiary institutions which still require students to travel long distance for their post-UTME examination to please consider holding such test online to avert the necessity of travel. This will not only reduce travel and attendant risks, but also encourage students to embrace and excel in computer literacy, a sine qua non for success in the 21st century.” Read the full article

Five persons, including a couple, died in a road accident in Abuja on Sunday. A sixth person, who was seriously injured in the incident which occurred at about 8 a.m. near Setraco Junction along Kubwa Expressway, was rushed to the hospital. According to an official of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Emmanuel Agbo, the incident occurred when a Toyota Camry car coming from Kubwa area to Abuja city centre was hit by a trailer. Agbo, at the scene of the incident said that the impact of the contact with the trailer, which was travelling in the same direction, forced the car, with six passengers, off the road. “The impact forced the car, with registration number ABC 978 SL, to crash onto a concrete pillar of a bridge across the highway. “Five persons in the car, including a couple, died on the spot. You can see their corpses on the ground. “A sixth person in the car, a woman, sustained serious injuries and has been rushed to the hospital. “We are trying to move the dead to the mortuary of one of the hospitals in the city,” Agbor said. He said that the trailer did not stop after hitting the car, adding, however, that it was chased and caught by the police. A police officer, Insp. Danjuma Garba, confirmed that the fleeing trailer and its driver had been held. According to him, when the trailer escaped, “we contacted all our men and the vehicle was chased and caught at AYA area”. Read the full article

#YulEdochie survives auto crash. #MabelHUB #autocrash #carcrash #accidents #celebrities #Nigeria #naija https://www.instagram.com/p/ByW-Zg8ADoc/?igshid=ppm0l8x5dtmz