{
  "id": 5110985,
  "title": "KASTLEA Denies Report of 3 Girls Dying in Kaduna Accident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/kastlea-denies-report-of-3-girls-dying-in-kaduna-accident",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T13:25:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/kastlea-denies-report-of-3-girls-dying-in-kaduna-accident/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KASTLEA, Kaduna State's Traffic Laws Enforcement Agency, has refuted rumors circulating on social media that three girls died in a road accident involving one of its marshals on Ali Akilu Road. The incident took place on Monday afternoon when KASTLEA marshals were enforcing traffic rules. According to the agency, the accident occurred when a commercial bus driver tried to evade another vehicle being stopped by the marshals, leading to the bus overturning and several passengers, mainly young girls selling roasted corn, sustaining injuries. However, KASTLEA's management labeled the claims of three fatalities and the bus driver sustaining fractures as false, stating that no one died and the driver did not have any broken legs. The Corps Marshal and Chief Executive Officer, Carla Abdulmalik, urged the public to stop spreading unverified information on social media. She expressed disbelief at the spread of false stories due to social media. The bus driver, Mustapha Ibrahim, also denied the reports, confirming that no passenger died and he did not suffer any fractures.",
  "summary": "The Kaduna State Traffic Laws Enforcement Agency (KASTLEA) has denied reports circulating on social media that three girls died in a road accident involving one of its marshals along Ali Akilu Road in Kaduna metropolis. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon when KASTLEA marshals were conducting stop-and-search operations as part of efforts to enforce traffic […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}