An accident that occurred between Ore and Ondo town has killed six persons. The accident involved a commercial Volkswagen Jetta car marked REE 446 KP and an articulated truck. According to eyewitnesses, the truck had a brake failure and rammed into the car coming from opposite direction. Read also: Kemi Olunloyo Says Hushpuppi Is Gay, … Read more
Spokesperson of the Bayelsa State Police Command, Asinim Butswat has confirmed that about twelve persons were burnt to death in a fatal road crash along the Tombia-Ammassoma road in Yenagoa LGA, on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the accident occured after a 14-seater passenger bus rammed into … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Monday that 46 persons died in road accidents at the Old Toll-Gate corridor on the Abeokuta-Lagos expressway between January 2014 and May 2020. The FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun, Mr. Clement Oladele, told our Correspondent in Ota that 387 others also sustained injuries. Oladele said that the … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said one person has died and several others injured in two separate accidents on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. In a statement by Mr Clement Oladele, the Sector Commander of the corps in Ogun on Monday, the corps said one the accident was caused by a driver who was … Read more
Tension grips dwellers of Onitsha Niger Bridge and its environs on Wednesday morning, as a tanker loaded with petrol, smashed on the bridge, and spilt its contents. This was contained in a statement issued by the Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Anambra State Sector Command, R.C. Pascal A. Anigbo. An eyewitness … Read more
Four people have died and others were injured after a driver took a wrong lane in Sangotedo, Ajah, Lagos State. According to reports, three out of the four people who died in the accident are siblings. The siblings were in the area to visit their mother when they were killed this morning, April 21. … Read more
A truck was involved in a lone accident before the Otedola bridge inward Ojodu-Berger, Lagos. The truck crashed into a fence with the empty 40feet container it was carrying to an undisclosed destination. Ekohotblog reports that the accident was caused by an electrical spark that came from the engine compartment of the truck. The Head, … Read more
The spates of deadly accidents involving Dangote Trucks plying Epe Lekki Road is getting worrisome and something must be done to curb the excesses and reckless attitude of Dangote truck drivers. In what has been a usual occurrence along Epe Lekki Road, another tragedy struck on Tuesday as Dangote Cement truck claimed the lives of … Read more
The Acting General Manager of the Lagos State Drivers’ Institute, Mrs. Afusat Tiamiyu has restated the commitment of the state government to zero tolerance for accidents on Lagos roads. She stressed the need for all professional drivers to improve on their driving skills by registering for training and retraining on a yearly basis Read Also: … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, on Sunday confirmed the accident along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which claimed the lives of five persons and injured nine others. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Clement Oladele, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, that the accident occurred at 9.10 p.m. around … Read more
Five persons have reportedly died in a tanker crash around the Felele axis, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway. A petrol laden tanker coming from the Lagos end, apparently with a failed brake, crashed into five other vehicles by the NNPC Mega Station in Felele, Lokoja, Kogi State. The incident has led to a protest around the … Read more
The Ogun State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Clement Oladele has confirmed the death of a yet to be identified OPay motorbike rider and his passenger. A soft drink-laden truck, on Wednesday, crushed to death a yet-to-be-identified operator of the OPay motorbike ride-hailing service and his passenger. The accident occurred on the Kara … Read more
– FRSC said that one person died in multiple accident in otedola bridge – He said, “This accident happened this morning around 8:40 a.m, involving four vehicles – “It rained this morning and I think that contributed to it. The truck was said to have lost control of its brake and ran into the Toyota … Read more
Many persons have been feared killed after a passenger bus plunged into River Ososa in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State on Wednesday evening. According to the Nation, the incident occurred around 4:30pm while the bus with yet to be specified number of passengers was travelling on the Sagamu- Ijebu Ode Benin Expressway Read Also: PDP Congratulates Tambuwal, … Read more
Nine passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries on the night of Tuesday, September 10, when a J5 bus with registration number NH 148 ARL plunged into river along Ideani/Nnobi road, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State after four vehicles were involved in an accident. Confirming the incident in a statement, the Police Public … Read more
Three persons were confirmed dead in an accident involving a Toyota Sienna and a Mack tipper around Onigaari on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson for Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Monday. Mr Akinbiyi said the accident was caused by speeding and … Read more
An irate mob of commercial motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders threw caution into the thin air as they burnt down a Honda EOD car for reportedly crushing their colleague to death in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The deceased Okada rider, whose identity is still unknown as at the time of filing this report, … Read more
A petroleum tanker accident in Ahumbe village along Alliade- Makurdi federal highway in Gwer East Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, yesterday claimed 60 lives with several others injured. An eyewitness, who identified himself as Austin, said the tanker was carrying fuel from the eastern part of the country, heading to Makurdi when it … Read more
The driver of a sachet water distribution van, one Ademola Awe, has thrown families into mourning after reportedly crushing three siblings and a motorcyclist to death on Ekundayo Street in the Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State. The victims were identified as Esther Orimisan, 24; Kofoworola Orimisan, 17; two-year-old Emmanuel Orimisan; and the motorcyclist, … Read more
7 A woman, who was reportedly learning driving at Ikota, in the Ajah area of Lagos, has crushed a 72-year-old man, Mr Peter Odamo, leaving him to battle with a fractured leg after the accident. The PUNCH learnt that the woman was being taught how to drive by her husband, Mr Sunday Orji, when … Read more