New report from Kano
indicated that five passengers in a taxi were believed to have died Sunday
evening when a pedestrian bridge under construction on Sheik Jafar road
collapsed on the moving cab.
The pedestrian bridge which is located at Karshen waya by Gidan mai was designed to check and limit risk associated with pedestrian crossing at the heavily populated Doroyi suburb.
The pedestrian bridge which is located at Karshen waya by Gidan mai was designed to check and limit risk associated with pedestrian crossing at the heavily populated Doroyi suburb.
According to an eyewitness,
Salisu Ibrahim who reported the incident to Vanguard, said that the unexpected
tragedy occurred around 5.00 pm today.
Ibrahim revealed that the
taxi cab had five passengers including the driver, adding that “It would be
miracle if any passengers survived this accident”.
He further disclosed that
the passengers were trapped; pointing out that it would take a crane to rescue
the battered automobile and its occupants.
When contacted, the police
Image Maker in Kano, ASP Magaji Musa Majia said that rescue effort is on to
free the trapped passengers.
Pedestrian bridges are a
common feature in cities across the world. These bridges are constructed to
reduce the risk of accidents, save time that pedestrians waste by waiting for
vehicles to speed past and equally offer beautiful sights in the environment.
However, there have been
reported cases of these bridges constructed to reduce the risk of accidents
malfunction, a more recent case is that which was reported in Imo State, as a
pedestrian bridge built by Governor Rochas
Okorocha at Heroes’
Children’s Park collapsed while the governor was on the bridge.
So sad
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