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Indonesia jet: One ‘black box’ recovered

One black box from a crashed Lion Air jet has been recovered, the head of Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee said Thursday, which could be critical to establishing why the brand new plane fell out of the sky. “We found one of the black boxes,” Soerjanto Tjahjono told AFP. “We don’t know yet whether it’s the FDR (flight data recorder) or CVR (cockpit voice recorder).” … Continue reading Indonesia jet: One ‘black box’ recovered

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Federal Road Safety Corps: ‘1,602 persons died in auto crashes in three months’

The Federal Road Safety Corps on Tuesday said it recorded 1,602 deaths in the last quarter of 2017 out of 2,805 crashes recorded during the period. The corps said it had commenced public enlightenment for the last quarter of the year to reduce the road carnage in the last three months of 2018. The Corps Mashal of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, who was represented by … Continue reading Federal Road Safety Corps: ‘1,602 persons died in auto crashes in three months’

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Indonesia Aircraft carrying 188 people crash offshore

Domestic flight of Indonesian low-cost airline Lion Air crashed Monday morning off the Indonesian coast shortly after taking off from Jakarta, the Indonesian research agency said. “The plane crashed into the water,” said Yusuf Latif, spokesman for the rescuers. “We are still searching for the remains of the aircraft,” he added, adding that the Boeing was in an area 30 to 40 meters deep. Melissa … Continue reading Indonesia Aircraft carrying 188 people crash offshore

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Accident, Benue state

Benue: 20 dead in boat accident

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has condoled with families of victims of the boat that mishap at the Buruku crossing point of River Katsina-Ala on Wednesday night. Eyewitnesses said 20 persons died in the boat, which left Logo at 8 p.m and capsized on the Buruku side of the river. The Chairman of Ugonduzua branch of Benue Motorcycle Association Mr Felix Ikyaajime said the association … Continue reading Benue: 20 dead in boat accident

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