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nigeria National Blood Service Agency
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NBSA has appealed to Nigerians
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especially the residents of Federal
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Capital Territory FCT to urgently
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volunteer to make blood donations to
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save lives currently in critical health
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conditions following the multiple car
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explosions that occurred on Wednesday
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evening when a CNG tanker allegedly
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failed break rammed into other moving
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vehicles with six deaths already
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recorded Many other victims rushed to
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different hospitals around the Karu
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Bridge in the Nya area of Abuja where
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the accident occurred It was gathered
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that the incident left multiple
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casualties many of whom were rushed to
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the different hospitals and required
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immediate blood transfusions to survive
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Some rescue teams at the scene of the
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accident on Wednesday night said about
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six lifeless bodies were yesterday
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recovered from the scene Director
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General of NBSA Professor Sala Yugura in
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a statement on Thursday urged Nigerians
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especially residents of the Federal
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Capital Territory FCT to step forward
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and donate blood at designated centers
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and hospitals The appeal came as
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emergency medical teams continue to
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manage the aftermath of the explosion
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With hospitals under increased pressure
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to provide urgent care hospitals and
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emergency response teams are working
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tirelessly to save lives but an adequate
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blood supply is crucial to their efforts
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he stated The NBSA emphasized that
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voluntary blood donations could be the
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difference between life and death for
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victims in critical condition He urged
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Nigerians willing to help to visit the
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NBSA office The agency reaffirmed its
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commitment to saving lives calling on
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all eligible donors to support the
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life-saving effort The press release
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reads verbatim "Thus the National Blood
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Service Agency NBSA urgently calls on
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Nigerians particularly residents of the
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Federal Capital Territory FCT to donate
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blood to support victims of the tragic
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vehicle explosion that occurred
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yesterday on the Kefi Kubo Road in Abuja
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The devastating incident has resulted in
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multiple casualties many of whom require
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transfusions We urge all eligible donors
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to visit designated blood donation
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centers and hospitals across the FCT to
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make voluntary blood donations Your
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generosity can make the difference
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between life and death for those in
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critical condition For further inquiries
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and directions to the nearest donation
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centers please contact the National
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Blood Service Agency at 39 Abagan Street
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078837905 Together we can save lives
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Signed Director General National Blood
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NBSA We had reported that many have been
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reported dead at Karu Bridge in Nya area
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of Abuja Nigeria capital city following
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a petrol tanker that allegedly failed
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break ramming into numbers of cars at
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the bridge that led to multiple vehicle
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explosions Some of the eyewitnesses said
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that more than 40 vehicles exploded with
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the drivers and passengers inside the
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moving cars A series of videos posted
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online by residents showed a large crowd
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of people at the scene of the accident
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with black smoke billowing with
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explosions According to eyewitnesses the
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multiple explosions occurred around 700
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p.m on Wednesday at the Ku Bridge at Nya
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area of Abuja the Federal Capital
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Territory FCT after a gas tanker failed
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break burst into flames and engulfed
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several vehicles Emergency responders
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including men of the Nigeria Police
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Force FRSC Army firefighters among other
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security agencies were seen to have
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continued the rescue operations at night
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most especially redirecting motorists
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plying the road to avoid the affected
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portion of the road The exact figure of
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the total casualty is yet to be stated
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by the security operatives which one of
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them told TVC News that it was too early
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to know the exact figure with many of
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the rescued victims rushed to the
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hospital The incident caused severe
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gridlock along the axis forcing many
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commuters to abandon their vehicles
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I say one time I my house now when you
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fly my house Uhhuh How come this oy this
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one lie down here the cylinder The
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cylinder The cylinder Your house My
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house It fly from here Reach your house
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Okay wait Let me let me take it I need
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