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Speaker 1: Nigeria National Blood Service Agency NBSA has appealed to Nigerians,

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especially the residents of Federal Capital Territory FCT, to urgently

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volunteer to make blood donations to save lives currently in

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critical health conditions following the multiple car explosions that occurred

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on Wednesday evening when the CNG tanker allegedly failed break

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rammed into other moving vehicles. With six deaths already recorded,

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many other victims rushed to different hospitals around the Karu

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Bridge in the Nyanya area of Abuja where the accident occurred.

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It was gathered that the incident left multiple casualties, many

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of whom were rushed to the different hospitals and required

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immediate blood transfusions to survive. Some rescue teams at the

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scene of the accident on Wednesday NIGHTS said about six

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lifeless bodies were yesterday recovered from the scene. Director General

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of NBSA, Professor Sala Yuguda, in a statement on Thursday,

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urged Nigerians, especially residents of the Federal Capital Territory FCT,

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to step forward and donate blood at designated centers and hospitals.

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The appeal came as emergency medical teams continue to manage

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the aftermath of the explosion, with hospitals under increased pressure

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to provide urgent care. Hospitals and emergency response teams are

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working tirelessly to save lives, but an adequate blood supply

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is crucial to their efforts, he stated. The NBSSAY emphasized

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that voluntary blood donations could be the difference between life

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and death for victims in critical condition. He urged Nigerians

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willing to help to visit the NBSAY office. The agency

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reaffirmed its commitment to saving lives, calling on all eligible

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donors to support the life saving effort. The press release

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reads verbatim, Thus, the National Blood Service Agency NBSSAY urgently

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calls on Nigerians, particularly residents of the Federal Capital Terrorce FCT,

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to donate blood to support victims of the tragic vehicle

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explosion that occurred yesterday on the Kefi Kubo Road in Abuja.

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The devastating incident has resulted in multiple casualties, many of

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whom require immediate blood transfusions. We urge all eligible donors

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to visit designated blood donation centres and hospitals across the

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FCT to make voluntary blood donations. Your generosity can make

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the difference between life and death for those in critical condition.

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For further inquiries and directions to the nearest donation centres,

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please contact the National Blood Service Agency at thirty nine

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Abajan Street Zone wouldsay or call O seven eight eight

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three seven ZHO nine oh five. Together we can save lives,

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Signed Director General, National Blood Service Agency NBSA. WE had

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reported that many have been reported dead at Karu Bridge

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in Yanya area of Abuja, Nigeria capital City, following a

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petrol tanker that allegedly failed break, ramming into numbers of

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cars at the bridge that led to multiple vehicle explosions.

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Some of the eyewitnesses said that more than forty vehicles

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exploded with the drivers and passengers inside the moving cars.

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A series of videos posted online by residents showed a

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large crowd of people at the scene of the accident,

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with black smoke billowing with continuous explosions. According to eyewitnesses,

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The multiple explosions occurred around seven p m. On Wednesday

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at the Karu Bridge at Nyanya area of Abuja, the

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Federal Capital Territory FCT, after a gas tanker failed break

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burst into flames and engulfed several vehicles. Emergency responders, including

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men of the Nigeria Police Force FRSC, Army Firefighters among

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other security agencies, were seen to have continued the rescue

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operations at night, most especially redirecting motors flying the road

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to avoid the affected portion of the road. The exact

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figure of the total casualty is yet to be stated

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by the security operatives, which one of them told TVC

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News that it was too early to know the exact figure.

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With many of the rescued victims rushed to the hospital,

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the incident caused severe gridlock along the axis, forcing many

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commuters to abandon their vehicles. Yeah you to, I did

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my house? Now? Way fly it is my house? This door?

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Did you I light? I heard jump this Celinda? This cylinder?

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Di Celinda? Do your house? You fly from yem right?

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Ye okay wait let me let me take it. I

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need to take it fast. Walcot ned bring day you

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bring me in a mortgagits away