Nigeria: Pedestrian Bridge Collapses, Kills Seven in Kano

27 April 2015

No fewer than seven people were killed in Kano on Sunday when a pedestrian bridge at Dorayi quarters, Kano, collapsed, the state Police Command said. The command's Public Relations Officer, ASP Magaji Majiya, confirmed the incident in an interview with newsmen.

Majiya said the incident happened around 4:45 p.m. when the bridge, which was still under construction, caved in and collapsed on a car, which was passing underneath it. "The workers at the site had warned motorists not to pass because they were working on the bridge but the driver of the taxi allegedly ignored the warning.

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