Three people were reported dead in an accident that occurred at about 11 pm on Saturday around Kara Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The crash, according to a statement from the Spokesperson of Ogun State Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, involved an Iveco truck with plate number AA414ZY and a Cabster PickUp with plate number ZUR …

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Sunday rescued an injured driver and a motor boy from an empty articulated 40ft flatbed truck that fell off from the bridge by Ijora Olopa inward Apapa area of the state. In a statement, the spokesperson for the Agency, Adebayo Taofiq said the incident occurred as a result of overspeeding …

One person lost his life while two sustained injuries in a fatal motor accident which occurred in Ikare Akoko, Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday. It was reported that some youths were celebrating the New Year with a carnival along the road when a bus lost control and rammed into them. An eyewitness told newsmen around …

Two people died and three others were injured on Monday in a road crash that occurred at about 8am around Isara Remo, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The lone crash, which was blamed on excessive speed, involved a Toyota car with the number plate TTD985AA. It was reported that Isara Remo has its headquarters in the Remo North Local Government Area …

A yet-to-be-identified man has been hospitalised after ramming into a barricade at CMS inward outer Marina, Lagos State, on Monday. It was also learnt that the driver was drunk while overspeeding on the highway, causing the collision that damaged the roadside barricade at CMS. In a phone interview with newsmen, the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), …

Two persons have been confirmed dead while seven others sustained injuries in a road crash at J4, along the Sagamu/Ijebu-Ode/Ore highway, Ogun State. The crash occurred on Saturday at about 3:35pm, involving two vehicles: a Chevrolet SUV with registration number WWW75MW, and a truck marked SRA584XB. The Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the accident to Newsmen in a statement by …

Two persons died on Sunday afternoon after a speeding driver lost control of his vehicle and veered off the Lagos-Ibadan highway. The fatal crash occurred immediately after the Iperu-Ogere bridge, en route Sagamu-Interchange, Ogun State, at about 02:38 pm. PUNCH Metro learnt that two male adults and one female adult were involved in the crash. “Two male adults were confirmed …

No fewer than four persons were injured when a truck carrying a 40-foot container rammed into the Asaba Motor Park, near Oguta Road, by Upper Iweka in Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident happened around 11.15 am on Saturday. Eyewitnesses at the motor park said the truck driver was heading towards the River Niger Bridge before the …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said nine passengers have sustained varying degrees of burns in an auto crash on the Ogbomoso-Oyo Expressway. The FRSC Sector Commander in Oyo State, Joshua Adekanye, confirmed the incident in an interview newsmen in Ibadan on Sunday. He said the accident which occurred on Saturday involved a trailer and a truck at Sekona area …

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) MI-35P helicopter crashed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State yesterday. The incident occurred at about 7:45 am, shortly after the aircraft took off for an operation against oil thieves in Rivers State. NAF’s spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, who disclosed this in a statement, said the five crew members on board survived the crash with very …