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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 kuu
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bridge in the N area of Abuja where the
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accident occurred it was gathered that
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the incident left multiple casualties
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many of whom were rushed to the
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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 who yesterday
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recovered from the scene director
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nbsa Professor Salah yuguda in a
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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 Key kbbo 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 aajan Street
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37095 together we can save lives signed
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director General National Blood Service
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nbsa we have reported that many have
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been reported dead at kuu Bridge in y
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Nigeria capital city following a petrol
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tanker that allegedly failed break
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ramming into numbers of cars at the
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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 kuu bridge at
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Nya 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 F frsc Army firefighters among
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other security agencies were seen to
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have continued the rescue operations at
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night most especially redirecting ists
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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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fly reach my house how come this this
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from here your house your house here
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