By AFP 06 October 2023 | 9:00 am Five passengers were crushed to death in Sri Lanka on Friday when a large tree fell on a state-run bus in the heart of the capital, Colombo, police said. Photo from X Five passengers were crushed to death in Sri Lanka on Friday when a large tree fell on a state-run bus in the heart of the capital, Colombo, police said. Another nine were rescued from the wreckage and admitted to the hospital, where their condition was listed as stable. There were about 20 passengers on board at the time. “The bus had stopped at the Kollupitiya stand to pick up more passengers when the tree crashed on it,” a police official told AFP. “It had rained overnight and the tree had become unstable.” He said an investigation was launched to determine whether the municipal government had failed to properly maintain trees lining streets in the upmarket neighbourhood. Sri Lanka sees an average of around seven people killed on its roads each day. Last year, a total of 2,536 people were killed in road accidents around the island nation. 12 mins ago The Acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Wura-Ola Adepoju, has said 112,351 passport booklets are yet to be collected by applicants across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT. 19 mins ago At least 40 people have died in flash floods inundating India’s northeast, officials said Friday, as army teams plotted helicopter rescues for more of the thousands stranded in the deluge. 42 mins ago The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Yobe has confirmed the arrest of a 65-year-old man, Mohammed Baburam, who allegedly chained and starved his wife for one year in Potiskum. 56 mins ago Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State said on Thursday that the groundbreaking of the proposed 100 million-dollar African Film City project in Epe would be done before the end of October. 59 mins ago Vanuatu’s former prime minister, Charlot Salwai returned to power on Friday, taking over from his predecessor, who lost a vote of no confidence after just one month in office. 1 hour ago Five passengers were crushed to death in Sri Lanka on Friday when a large tree fell on a state-run bus in the heart of the capital, Colombo, police said. 1 hour ago The Ogun government has lifted the curfew imposed on Sagamu town following deadly clashes between rival cult groups. 1 hour ago Guinness Nigeria on Thursday announced that, with effect from April 2024, it will no longer import or distribute certain Diageo international premium spirits products. 1 hour ago The Muslim Rights Concern (MIRIC) has commended the Kano State Government for prohibiting some textbooks in nursery, primary and secondary schools due to harmful and sexually explicit contents. 1 hour ago A US man who groped a sleeping passenger on a plane was jailed Thursday for nearly two years.
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