By Taiwo Bankole No fewer than 16 people were burnt beyond recognition, while three others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a fatal crash that occurred around 1 pm on Tuesday near Buhari Estate along the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway. The Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the incident in a statement…
The death toll from the tanker explosion on the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway has risen from 21 to 23 as confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Enugu State Command, Mr Franklin Agbakoba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Tuesday that an…
By Ikenna Obianeri No fewer than eight operatives attached to the Anambra State Special Anti-Tout Squad have been feared dead and others injured after their vehicle rammed into a tipper fully loaded with sand. The accident occurred along the Onitsha-Owerri Road axis of Oba in the Idemili South Local Government Area of the state on…
By Favour Ulebor A tanker crash in Enugu on Saturday claimed 18 lives, while 13 people were rescued. A statement signed by Olusegun Ogungbemide, Assistant Corps Marshal and Corps Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), disclosed that the crash involved 17 vehicles, including a petroleum-laden tanker, a water tanker, 15 other…
By Tunde Oyekola No fewer than 15 lives were reportedly lost in a multiple auto crash involving a trailer and another vehicle in Oko Olowo area of the Ilorin-Jebba Expressway in Kwara State. It was gathered that several other persons sustained varying degrees of injury in the auto crash. According to eyewitness accounts,the accident involved…
No fewer than 50 persons lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion on Saturday along Dikko-Maje road opposite Badeggi fuelling station in Suleja local government area of Niger. Mr Kumar Tsukwam, Federal Road Safety Commander (FRSC) in Niger, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna. He said a loaded petrol…
By Mohammed Tijjani Ten people died in a head on collision between a bus and a truck at Kasari village along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway on Thursday, the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) has confirmed. The Sector Commander of FRSC in Kaduna, Corps Commander Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the accident on Friday in Kaduna. Nadabo said a Toyota…
By Bashir Bello Kano — The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Kano Sector Commander, Umar Matazu, revealed that road traffic accidents in Nigeria cause more fatalities than terrorist and bandit attacks. During a courtesy visit to the new leadership of the Kano State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Tuesday, Matazu highlighted…
By Esther Onyegbula Three people have been confirmed dead, one injured, and another reported missing in a tragic accident involving an articulated truck on Sunday afternoon at PZ Junction, Odogunyan, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the accident occurred around 1:55 p.m. and was caused…
