An oncoming train crashed into a Lagos government staff bus on Thursday. The accident led to the death of at least six passengers, while more than 100 people were injured. The government has been treating the injured persons in a few health facilities and has discharged more than half of the victims. Eko Hot Blog … Read more
An oncoming train crashed into a Lagos government staff bus on Thursday. The accident led to the death of at least six passengers, while more than 100 people were injured. The government has started discharging victims who were treated successfully. Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said … Read more
There seems to be no stopping the galore of container falls in Lagos State as several containers fell on Friday. All container falls luckily resulted in no casualty. The constant falls persist despite efforts by the Lagos government to curb them. Eko Hot Blog reports that at least five 40ft containers fell in different areas … Read more
A Lagos government staff bus carrying tens of civil servants to work on Thursday collided with a train. Two people died at the scene of the accident but the death toll rose to six later that day. Pictures emerged on social media showing injured survivors in an open space, leading to claims that they were … Read more
The life of a car owner was cut short on Thursday in Lagos. A commercial bus driver was responsible for the car owner’s death. Officials said the bus driver drove against traffic and collided with the private car. Eko Hot Blog reports that an unidentified private car owner was killed on Thursday by the driver … Read more
In January 2023, a container-laden truck fell off the Ojuelegba bridge and crushed nine people to death. The Lagos government responded in February by banning articulated truck drivers from plying the bridge. However, another container fell off on the bridge on Friday night despite the ban. Eko Hot Blog reports that a container has fallen … Read more
Lagos is in the news again for a deadly accident as a tanker crushed three tricycles on Tuesday. The incident led to the death of two people, while four were rescued. The fatal accident comes a few days after a container fell on a bus in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos, killing nine passengers. Eko … Read more
A truck conveying a 20 feet container fell on a passenger bus in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos State on Sunday afternoon. Emergency responders visited the scene and rescued one of the passengers. The officials recovered nine bodies from the wreckage. Eko Hot Blog reports that a container has crushed nine bus passengers to death … Read more
Emergency services in Spain have confirmed a seventh death after a bus plunged from a bridge into a river on Christmas Eve (Saturday). Eko Hot Blog reports that rescuers retrieved the body of a woman from the Lerez river in the north-western Galicia region on Monday. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights Leaving US Grounded Over … Read more
It was a Christmas tragedy for three people who died in a road crash on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. Eko Hot Blog reports that three persons died, while six others were injured in an accident that occurred on Christmas day on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. EDITOR’S PICKS CBN Taking Our Financial Freedom from Us with … Read more
LASEMA has released the details of the multiple accident involving a container that fell on vehicles. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed the death of a driver in a multiple accident at Cele Bus Stop, Lagos, on Thursday. EDITOR’S PICKS VIDEO: Commuters Feared Killed As Container Falls … Read more
Kano has confirmed nine killed as a car plunged into a dam. Eko Hot Blog reports that at least nine passengers reportedly lost their lives when a vehicle conveying them plunged into Fada Dam along Kano-Katsina road in Gwarzo local government area of Kano State, Saturday night. EDITOR’S PICKS World Cup 2022: Qatar Set Unwanted … Read more
About 14 passengers lost their lives in a Kano road accident. EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than fourteen people reportedly died from a tragic road accident that happened in Kano State over the weekend. The command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists moments … Read more
A road crash has killed five and injured two in Bauchi. Eko Hot Blog reports that tragedy struck on Saturday as five persons were killed in a road crash at Isma village on the Bauchi-Jos Highway. EDITOR’S PICKS Twitter Launches $8 Monthly Subscription Service With Blue Tick Terrorists Release Children Abducted In Katsina – Police … Read more
Ogun Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said three persons have died and two others were injured in a road accident on Sunday, along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Umar, told newsmen in Abeokuta that the accident involved a Volvo mini truck and a Nissan … Read more
11 have been confirmed dead and nine others injured. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a tragic accident in Bauchi State over the weekend reportedly killed no fewer than eleven people. The state chapter of the Federal Road Safety (FRSC) confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday. EDITOR’S PICKS 2023: I … Read more
Truck Driver Crush Pedestrian To Death In Osun –FRSC Confirms EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Osun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has confirmed the death of a yet-to-be-identified young man in a road accident. A speeding Tipper according to reports, ran over the victim and crushed him to death … Read more
The Lagos State House of Assembly has unanimously passed a bill to protect prosecution witnesses and accident victims. Eko Hot Blog reports that the bill to provide for the rights and entitlements of victims and protection of witnesses and for connected purposes was endorsed on Thursday. EDITORS PICK JUST IN: Drama As Masquerades Invade Church, Flog … Read more
Four people have lost their lives while 16 have been injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident EKO HOT BLOG reports that Four persons were burnt to death on Friday while 16 others sustained injuries in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus at Oniworo, Foursquare Camp area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. EDITOR’S PICK … Read more
A Brit was reported dead and 6 injured after a luxury yacht hit rocks close to a resort in Sardinia, Italy. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a BRIT has died after a luxury yacht hit rocks close to a resort in Sardinia, Italy. The 63-year-old Englishman, the casualty was still alive when coast … Read more