Collapsed Pedestrian Bridge In Kano Kills 7 In A Taxi.

An uncompleted pedestrian bridge at Dorayi quarters in Kano state collapsed on top of  a taxi at about 4.45pm today April 26th. It was reported that the taxi driver and other pedestrians were warned by the construction workers to keep off and not to go under the bridge as it was still under construction, but they paid no attention to the warning.

As they tried passing under the bridge, they got gripped by the hands of death when the bridge collapsed on them killing the driver, his passengers and other pedestrians. The bodies of the victims have been deposited at a hospital mortuary. A total of seven lives were lost.