At least 15 people were killed when a passenger van travelling in southern Pakistan crashed and caught fire. Officials said on Sunday, September 27, 2020, that the van was carrying passengers from Karachi to Hyderabad city when it struck an object and careered off the road late Saturday, September 27, 2020. “The death toll in […]
Eight persons have been reportedly burnt to death in a lone accident involving a Mazda passenger bus around Saapade bridge by Straight Gate college on Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday night. This, according to Channels TV, was confirmed by the Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Ahmed Umar, to Newsmen in Abeokuta […]
One person has been crushed to death, while two others sustained injuries in a road traffic crash that occurred in Ikare-Akoko, Ondo State. The crash which happened at around 6:45a.m on Saturday involved a wine colour Toyota Primera with registration number Ang35bv, and a red Bajaj boxer motorcycle with no registration number. According to the […]
Two persons were killed and six others injured in a road accident in the Anthony area of Lagos State. This was confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, by Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu. Channels Television reported that the accident occurred when four vehicles involving […]
Five persons were killed, while others sustained injuries in a road crash on the Sagamu Interchange end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, on Thursday, August 20, 2020. The spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps in Ogun State, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident. He said the crash involving three vehicles, a Mazda space bus, a […]
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has expressed shock and sadness at the tragic news of the death of Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile. Lawan said despite her brief service, the deceased flying officer left indelible footprints as a dedicated officer and Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot. The Senate President noted the […]
Three persons have died while two others are said to have sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident involving a diesel truck and a Toyota Corolla car around Ajegunle on Papalanto-Ilaro road in Ogun. The Ogun State Traffic Compliant and Enforcement Agency confirmed this on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. According to the spokesperson of […]
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun, Mr Clement Oladele, has disclosed that one person was confirmed dead and several others injured in two separate accidents on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. Mr Oladele, in a statement on Monday in Abeokuta said the first crash involving two male adults and one female adult […]
A tanker conveying petrol on Thursday morning, May 21, 2020, rammed into a bus and a car on the Otedola Bridge, Lagos State. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said that two people were severely injured in the accident and one death recorded. Oke-Osanyintolu said the agency’s officials had, however, […]
Two more dead bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a collapsed building in Owerri, the Imo State capital. A Team of rescue officials comprising the Red Cross and Owerri Capital Development Authority evacuated the bodies from the scene of the incident on Friday, May 1, 2020. The number of persons killed in the […]