A tragic accident involving a J5 Ford bus and a Mercedes truck on the Lagos Third Mainland Bridge has resulted in one fatality and four injuries. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, December 16, at Ilubirin, heading toward Sura, causing severe traffic disruptions on the busy bridge. … Read more
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of lives in a fatal truck accident in the Aiyetoro area of Epe, Lagos, on Monday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a statement posted on Facebook on Tuesday, Governor Sanwo-Olu extended his condolences to the families affected by the accident. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
Three people were killed and many others injured when a flour-laden truck crashed into shops at Utu Etim Ekpo, the headquarters of Etim Ekpo Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to a resident, Gabriel Akpan, the accident occurred around 8 p.m. on Monday. Akpan reported that the driver was … Read more
Protest erupts after a truck crashes into a bus at a police checkpoint in Abia State, killing at least eighteen people. Residents demand the return of the police officers on duty at the checkpoint and vow to continue protesting until Governor Alex Otti visits the scene. The road is blocked by bus drivers and other … Read more
Five-year-old girl tragically crushed by truck Mother witnessed horrific accident while crossing expressway Police investigating, searching for fleeing truck driver Eko Hot Blog reports that a heartbreaking incident unfolded on the Iganmu-Apapa Expressway in Lagos. A five-year-old girl, identified as Bosede, lost her life when a truck struck her while she was crossing the road … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that an accident involving an upturned loaded truck has taken a lane on Otedola Bridge, Ojodu Berger, Lagos State. The accident, which happened on Tuesday, has resulted in traffic congestion inward Lagos/Ibadan Expressway and Ojodu Berger as the bridge is flooded. However, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has said effort … Read more
The Lagos government has ordered the trial of the owner and driver of the truck involved in the Ojuelegba Accident. At the Ojuelegba bridge, a commercial bus known as Danfo had been smashed by a container. According to reports, the event claimed the life of 5 persons. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led … Read more
The truck was reportedly speeding when it flipped on a sharp bend and hit a pedestrian bridge on a main road… EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least 53 people have been killed and dozens more injured after the truck they were being transported in crashed in southern Mexico, authorities say. More than 100 people, … Read more
Accident Four persons were on Saturday crushed to death in an accident involving a DAF truck and a commercial bus around Capital Hotel on Ijebu Ode-Oru road. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta. Read Also: Orji Kalu Declares … Read more
Truck Crushes Groom’s Legs A Day After His Wedding In Kwara, Kills His Guest Ekohotblog, October 12, 2020… A wedding guest was killed while the groom’s legs were crushed by a truck in an accident in Kwara state on Sunday, October 11. The incident which occurred along Ibrahim Taiwo Road, in IIorin, the state capital, at about … Read more