The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has directed its Commanding Officers to step up nationwide enforcement against overloading of vehicles and night trips. The corps also said it would engage stakeholders to educate them on the dangers inherent in the acts. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali-Biu gave...
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By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – One person has been killed in a lone fatal crash that occurred on Sunday at Nahuta village on the Bauchi – Darazo Federal highway, in Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bauchi State Command,...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said no fewer than 12 persons died and 28 sustained injuries in a road crash along Zaria-Kano expressway. The Kaduna State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Kabir Nadabo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna that the fatal...
Five persons were confirmed dead in an accident at Fidiwo bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Four others sustained injuries in the accident. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun , confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Thursday. The accident which occurred...
Thirty-one people were killed in Mali on Tuesday and 10 others wounded when a bus travelling toward Burkina Faso fell off a bridge in the country’s southeast, the transport ministry said. The accident occurred at around 5:00 pm (1700 GMT) at a bridge crossing the Bagoe River, it...
Two persons died while three others sustained injuries when an articulated vehicle shoved a car into Iju River on Ota-Idiroko Road in Ogun in an accident on Friday. Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mr Anthony Uga, told the News Agency of Nigeria...
Two persons died while two others sustained injuries in a lone accident at Iyana-Ilogbo on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Friday. Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mr Anthony Uga, confirmed on Saturday that there were three males and a female in the...
No fewer than four persons were confirmed dead on Friday in a lone accident involving a Toyota Camry car at Area J3 on the Sagamu-Benin expressway. The Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta . Okpe...
An unidentified driver of a mini commercial bus ” Korope”, on Wednesday, died in an accident that occurred on the Olaiya overhead bridge in Osogbo. An eyewitness, Mrs Funmi Adeyemo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the accident, occurred when the bus driver allegedly slumped while...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, has dismissed as false the claim that its operatives caused an accident in Jibia town, Jibia Local Government of Katsina State. The spokesman of the unit, Mr Isa Suleiman, stated this in a statement issued on Monday in...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – No fewer than 4 people have lost their lives in a lone accident that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday around Sandcrate area on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Public Education Officer in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, who confirmed this...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – A two-year old baby girl and a 60-year old man have been killed in two separate motor accidents in Isolo area of the Lagos State. The Lagos State Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incidents in a statement on Friday. Hundeyin said...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Jigawa, on Thursday, said 10 persons died while 12 others sustained injuries in an auto crash on Ringing-Dutse road, in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relatiins Officer (PRO), Mr Ibrahim Yahaya, confirmed the incident to the News...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara Command, has confirmed the death of three persons in an accident involving four vehicles on the Olooru/Okoolo axis of the state. The State Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Stephen Dawulung, who confirmed the accident to newsmen on Tuesday in Ilorin, said...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Monday, confirmed that three persons were burnt beyond recognition in Anambra when their vehicle went into flames along Ezinano-Nkwo on Agulu road in Anaocha Local Government Area. Sector Commander, FRSC in Anambra, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, told newsmen that the incident which...
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACEC) said an articulated vehicle crushed a man to death while three others were injured in an accident at Toll-Gate, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Saturday. Mr Adekunle Ajibade, South-West Area Commander of TRACEC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
A truck driver died on Ojuelegba Bridge in Lagos on Monday when he got trapped in a multiple collision involving two other trucks. His assistant escaped unscathed, however. Permanent Secretary at the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement issued to...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara Sector Command has confirmed the death of 11 persons in a road accident at Aiyere Community, along Bode Saadu-Ilorin Route, Moro Local Government. The Sector Commander, Stephen Dawulung, told newsmen that the accident involved 18 people and occurred at 4:50...
Two children died in a lone accident involving a Toyota car on New Year day at Ade Best axis, Isara on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Monday. Okpe said...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Gombe State Sector Command, has confirmed the death of six persons in a road accident which occurred on Friday morning at Jekadefari in Gombe metropolis. The state Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Felix Theman, confirmed the accident in an interview with the...