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 …

At least 25 persons perished in a multiple auto crash at Peke village along Oko-Olowo-Bode Saddu expressway in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. The accident, which occured on Tuesday, involved a petrol tanker (a heavy-duty truck) with registration number JJN 17 XW and an 18-seater bus at about 3:18 pm. In a statement on Wednesday in Ilorin, the …

A fatal accident involving a tanker claimed the life of an unidentified boy at Oke, inward the Gbagada axis of Lagos on Saturday while the tanker driver was rescued by operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). This was disclosed in a statement made available to Newsmen by the Public Relations Officer, LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, on Saturday. It …

Four persons were confirmed dead following a tragic road accident near Dinyar Madiga village in Takai Local Government Area of Kano State. Several other persons were said to have sustained injuries during the accident, which occurred late Friday evening. The Public Relations Office, Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday. He explained …

Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, on Monday, condoled with families of victims of a boat accident in the Ibi Local Government Area of the state that claimed over 20 lives. The Special Adviser on to the Governor on Media and Digital Communication, Mr. Emmanuel Bello, quoted the governor as describing the incident as most worrisome since it came barely …

The acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs. Caroline Adepoju, on Monday, ordered an immediate investigation into the cause of Sunday’s auto accident that killed at least four personnel of the service. This is as seven injured personnel are undergoing treatment at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano and burial arrangements are underway for the departed persons. Briefing …