Tag: #PassengerSafety
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FAAN CONDUCTS CRUCIAL DISASTER SIMULATION AT Nnamdi AZIKIWE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO ENSURE SAFETY READINESS
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) carried out a mandatory disaster emergency simulation exercise on Thursday at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. This critical drill aimed to test and improve the airport’s response capabilities to major aviation disasters. Ahmed Danjuma, FAAN’s Regional General Manager for North Central, described the exercise as “fantastic,” praising…
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WARRI-ITAKPE TRAIN DERAILS IN KOGI, PASSENGERS RESCUED SAFELY AFTER HOURS STRANDED
A passenger train traveling from Itakpe to Warri derailed on Saturday around 4:30 p.m. at Adogo community in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State. The derailment left passengers stranded for several hours before being safely rescued by police and security operatives. CSP William Ovye-Aya, Kogi Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed that Commissioner of Police…
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MASS STABBING ON EASTERN ENGLAND TRAIN LEAVES NINE WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES, TWO ARRESTED
A terrifying stabbing spree aboard a high-speed train from Doncaster to London King’s Cross shocked passengers and left nine people seriously injured, according to British Transport Police. The incident happened shortly after the train left Peterborough station in Cambridgeshire on Saturday evening. Armed police quickly responded at Huntingdon station, where two men were arrested in…
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DELTA REGIONAL JETS COLLIDE ON TAXIWAY AT LAGUARDIA, ONE INJURED
Low-speed collision during taxiing causes minor injury but no flight disruption. Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided Wednesday evening on a taxiway at LaGuardia Airport, New York. The wing of a departing jet bound for Roanoke, Virginia, struck the fuselage of an arriving plane from Charlotte, North Carolina. A flight attendant sustained minor injuries…
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618 RESCUED AFTER ABUJA-KADUNA TRAIN DERAILMENT, SERVICE SUSPENDED
Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) reports that 618 people—including 583 passengers and crew—were safely evacuated after the Abuja-Kaduna Train derailed near Asham, Kaduna State. Seven passengers were injured and rushed to hospitals. The rest were returned to Idu and Kubwa stations by a rescue train. NRC has suspended all Abuja-Kaduna services pending site recovery and investigation,…
