One dies in multiple accidents on Otedola Bridge —FRSC (Punch) The Federal Road Safety Corps on Wednesday said that one person died in the multiple accidents that happened on Otedola Bridge in Lagos. Speaking with our correspondent, Assistant Corp Commander,…
*Commuters groan as fallen tanker grounds Otedola bridge (Punch)*Lagos partners Uber on marine transportation (NewTelegraph)
Commuters groan as fallen tanker grounds Otedola bridge (Punch) A number of commuters and motorists were trapped in gridlock for hours on Saturday after a 33,000-litre tanker laden with fuel fell on Otedola Bridge, outward Berger, Lagos State, and spilled…
Otedola Bridge Fire: Suspect traced to Kano (Independent)
Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem (SAN), has disclosed that the police had traced to Kano, the owner of a petrol tanker that exploded on June 27, 2018 on the Otedola Bridge in Lagos, killing 12…
Gridlock as fire guts Ogun mass transit bus on Otedola Bridge (Punch)
Tragedy was averted on Monday when a mass transit bus owned by the Ogun State Government burst into flames on the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The fire, which started around 11am, was said to have resulted from a…
Diesel-laden tanker falls on Otedola Bridge area (Punch)
Tragedy was averted on Monday after a diesel-laden tanker fell and spilled its content on the Otedola Bridge area on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Punch Metro learnt that the tanker fell inward Otedola Bridge, enroute Berger. It was gathered that officials…
We, the people, are our own problem-Lucia Edafioka
It’s been a week since that tragic fire accident at Otedola Bridge. I recently read a press release from Lagos state government saying they are actively trying to find families of those burnt in the fire through DNA tests etc.…
Run o, hide o, Nigeria will kill you – Hymar David
Last week, we were greeted with the terrible news of a fuel tanker explosion on Otedola bridge, Lagos. Our phone screens were inundated with pictures and videos of a fire raging out of control, ashes of cars stretching into the…
Tanker Explosion: Lagos set to prosecute truck owner, driver
The Lagos State Government is perfecting plans to prosecute the owner and driver of the ill-fated fuel tanker which exploded last Thursday on Otedola Bridge inward Ojodu Berger along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the State’s Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal said on…
Otedola bridge fire: Lagos restricts tankers to designated trailer route (Punch)
Following the tanker explosion on Otedola Bridge on Thursday, the Lagos State Government has restricted tankers to designated trailer route. The government also gave 30-day ultimatum for articulated vehicles to obtain road worthiness certificate. The explosion claimed lives and property.…
