Police in Westbury, Johannesburg, have launched a manhunt after a scholar transport driver was shot dead, according to The Citizen. Authorities have not yet established why the driver was targeted, and the motive for the shooting remains unknown. The incident has raised concerns about the safety of scholar transport operators, who ferry schoolchildren in the area. Investigations are ongoing as police search for those responsible for the killing.

A woman named Ann, who went missing after hailing a Bolt taxi from her job in Utawala, Nairobi, has been found dead. Her family is mourning her loss and raising questions about the circumstances surrounding her death and the perceived negligence of authorities in the case.

A shop worker has been praised as a hero after CCTV footage captured him diving into traffic to save a child, according to Al Jazeera. The video, which circulated after the incident, shows the moment the worker risked his own safety to prevent the child from being harmed by oncoming vehicles. Details about the location of the incident and the condition of the child were not provided in the report.

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested four suspects over an alleged mob attack that led to the death of a Lexus driver, Basit Kolade, on Freeman Street, Lagos Island. According to the police, Kolade was attacked with dangerous weapons by a group of people following a road traffic incident. The arrests were confirmed by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola, as investigations into the killing continue.

A 12-year-old boy has died after a car collided with a train at a railway crossing in Ireland, according to Tori.ng. Another person involved in the crash was rushed to hospital. Details about the circumstances of the collision, the condition of the injured individual, and the exact location of the crossing were not immediately available in the report.

Four people were killed and others injured in a road accident involving a bus and a car in the Bunju Sokoni area of Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam, according to Daily News. The crash occurred on September 7, 2026, at around 7:40 p.m. and involved a Yutong bus, registration number T 235 EMJ, owned by Abood Company. Further details on the cause of the accident and the condition of the injured were not immediately provided in the report.