Two persons were on Thursday burnt to death, three injured while 12 vehicles were also affected in an early morning tanker explosion at Ilo Awela area of Sango Toll gate on the Lagos -Abeokuta expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public…
Tanker crashes: FRSC decries high casualty rate, loss of lives
Acting Corps Marshal, of the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Dauda Biu has decried the high rate of tanker and vehicle crashes leading to incessant loss of lives and properties. Biu, in a statement, said the casualty figures of road…
19 dead in Abuja road crash – FRSC
The acting Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Biu, has again cautioned road users to avoid excessive speeding and wrongful overtaking. He also advised commuters to avoid night trips due to the hazards associated with dark hours. The warning…
Trailer falls on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, worsens traffic
A trailer has fallen on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, and has worsened the recent traffic situation on the road. Our correspondent saw, Tuesday morning, that the trailer was in a tumbled position on the Kara bridge. A team of the Federal…
3 die, 10 injured in Abeokuta – Sagamu Expressway accident
Three persons were killed while ten others sustained injuries in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus at Onipepeye area on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Sunday. Mr Ahmed Umar, FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun, confirmed the accident to newsmen in…
Biu takes over as Acting Corps Marshal
Outgoing Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, Monday, handed over to Mr. Dauda Biu as Acting Corps Marshal. The handover ceremony took place at the FRSC Headquarters in Abuja. According to a statement by…
Court remands Lagos driver for assaulting FRSC official
A truck driver, Olatunji Alade, has been arraigned before the Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly assaulting an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Command. PUNCH Metro gathered that the unnamed FRSC officer, while on a…
3 die in Lagos-Ibadan road accident
A predawn multiple vehicles accident on Lagos-Ibadan expressway has left three people dead and four others unhurt. The crash which occurred at about 03:15 am on Wednesday involved three vehicles with registration numbers BDJ257XF (Micra car), T4916LA (Truck) and an…
2 dead, 8 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State said a lone accident at Mile 12 market, Ogere, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway claimed two lives and injured eight others on Saturday night. The Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Umar, confirmed the accident…
9 die in Kwara auto crash
Nine persons, including a pregnant woman were on Sunday burnt to death in a motor accident in Ilorin, Kwara State. The fatal auto crash which occurred at the Ilorin International Airport area of Ilorin-Lagos road at about 8:00am, involved a…
