The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Sector Command, has confirmed the death of five persons in an accident that occurred on the Ife-Ilesa highway on Saturday. This is contained in a statement by the FRSC spokesperson in the state, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, in Osogbo. Ogungbemi said that the accident was a result of reckless driving. She explained that the …

Two separate accidents that happened on Easter Saturday along the Oru/Ijebu-Igbo Road and Sagamu-Ikorodu Expressway in Ogun State have left four people dead. It was gathered separate traffic updates from the Public Relations Officer of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, that the first accident along the Oru/Ijebu-Igbo Road occurred at about 7 a.m. at the Odorasanyin area …

Two passengers, including a nine-month-old baby and a female adult, have lost their lives in a road accident that occurred on Sunday at the Uduma Junction area of the Uburu community in the Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. According to community sources, the bus, which was carrying about 25 people, including children, lost control and collided with another …

An 18-seater Toyota Hiace Bus with registration number KTG 283 XA has rammed into the busy Damagum market in Yobe State, killing a pregnant woman, four others and injuring 19 persons. Confirming the number of casualties, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Livinus Yilzoom, told newsmen on Tuesday that the incident happened Sunday …

Four popular Nigerian gospel ministers, including Evangelist Ayodeji David, popularly known as Kekere Jesu, lost their lives in a fatal motor accident along the Ikorodu–Sagamu Road in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident in a statement by the Ogun State Commander and Public Information Officer, Florence Okupe on Monday. The deceased were identified as Evangelist …

Tragedy struck on Saturday morning when seven persons died in a multiple road crash along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway with four others sustaining injuries. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta by the Route Commander and Chief Public Education Officer, Florence Okupe, on behalf of the Ogun State sector command. According to the statement, …

The Federal Road Safety Corps said eight passengers were burnt to death in a fatal road accident that occurred at Agbede community, along the Benin-Auchi road, Etsako West Local Government. The Edo Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Cyril Mathew, said this on Monday in Benin City Mathew said eyewitness accounts revealed that the accident happened on …

One person has been reported dead and three others injured in a road accident that occurred along the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway. The accident, which involved two unregistered trucks—a white Sino truck and a blue Volvo truck—happened at about 4:20 a.m. on Friday, near the SWAT Office, opposite Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun …

A tanker explosion in the early hours of Tuesday claimed the lives of two persons in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident, which occurred around Gabster Mega Petrol Station, Orita Challenge, in the Oluyole Local Government Area, happened at about 5:00 am. Eyewitnesses told newsmen that the victims, identified as the driver of the tanker and his motor boy, were burnt …

Two yet-to-be-identified persons lost their lives in an accident on Saturday night along the Sagamu-Ikorodu Expressway. PUNCH Online gathered from a traffic update by the Commandant General of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Seni Ogunyemi, that several people were injured in the crash. According to Ogunyemi, a DAF truck suffered a brake failure, causing it to hit …