One child dead in East Gwillimbury accident

Up to seven others ‘severely injured’ in crash near Woodbine Ave. and Mount Albert Rd. on Wednesday afternoon.

One child has died and as many as seven people are “severely injured” after an accident in East Gwillimbury during the afternoon rush hour Wednesday, police say.

York Region police rushed to the Woodbine Ave. and Mount Albert Rd. area at around 4 p.m., after two vehicles carrying several passengers collided, said police spokesperson Const. Laura Nicolle.

Approximately five to seven people were “severely injured,” Nicolle said.

The injured included children, one of whom was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Video footage in the aftermath of the crash shows a devastating scene with a vehicle rolled over.

Police continue to investigate and are warning the public to avoid the area due to heavy traffic. 

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Senyo Hosi sues Ken Agyapong for GH¢8 million

 The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi has filed a GH¢5,000,000 defamatory suit against the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong.
The suit arises from "bribery and corruption" claims made by Mr Agyapong against Mr Hosi last month over the alleged sale of contaminated fuel by the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company.
In the suit filed on Tuesday, July 4, at the Accra High Court, Mr Hosi claimed that the allegations made by Mr Agyapong had affected his image and reputation in the sight of right-thinking members of society.
The defendants in the case are Mr Agyapong, Ken City Media Limited and the Deputy Executive Secretary of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Afia Akoto.
According to the suit, 2nd defendant, owners of Oman FM and Net 2 TV, helped in circulating the said defamatory comments, while the 3rd defendant joined in by taking to Facebook to repeat and republish the said comments.
Mr Hosi is also praying the court to order the 2nd and 3rd defendants to pay compensatory damages of GH¢3,000,000 and GH¢1,000,000 respectively for injury to his character and integrity.
He is further praying the court to order the defendants to unconditionally retract the statement and offer an unqualified apology to him.

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Kenya: US$12 million bridge collapses 2 weeks after inspection

It was an embarrassing collapse for Kenya's ruling party.
On June 26, just two weeks after an "inspection" by President Uhuru Kenyatta, a $12 million Chinese-built Sigiri bridge in Western Kenya collapsed before it was completed.
Built by the Chinese Overseas Construction and Engineering Company in Busia County, the bridge connects a region that has historically lacked government investment and development.

Around a dozen people died on the river after a boat capsized while attempting to cross in 2014.

President Kenyatta's Jubileee Coalition has made infrastructure development a key pillar of its reelection strategy ahead of the coming presidential election.

On June 14, he made a campaign stop at the Sigiri bridge construction site and spoke to crowds gathered along the river.
He promised the bridge would bring development that the region had been denied for decades.
"There is a big difference between those who will sell to you propaganda and people who will sell to you real agenda for change," President Uhuru Kenyatta said in a statement posted on the Kenya's national elections are scheduled for August 8, and President Kenyatta's main competition is veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga
The Kenyan government has relied heavily on Chinese-built and Chinese-financed projects to achieve the president's infrastructure campaign promises.

Infrastructure promises
Last month, the president launched the Madaraka Express, the country's largest investment since independence.
The $3.8 billion railway, financed by China's Eximbank, travels from the port city of Mombasa to Nairobi, and is planned to cross Kenya and connect it to several other east African Countries.
The railway's high price tag has raised eyebrows: it cost more than double per kilometer than the Chinese-built railway connecting Addis Ababa to Djibouti. Kenya Railways has attributed the extra cost to a more complicated geography.

Odinga blamed the recent accident on the government rushing the Sigiri project for political purposes. He referred to "tenderpreneurs", government officials that commission projects for financial gain.
"In the past, we have had substandard works done on public projects, usually roads and bridges, which as compromised the lifespan on such projects and denied us value for money," Odinga said.

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