Five people on Sunday morning were reported dead in a crash that occurred at the Ososa junction end of the Ijebu-ode-Ore expressway leaving one injured and two other people escaped unhurt. The accident involved an unmarked Mack truck and a Honda Accord car with no registration number. According to a statement from the Spokesperson of Ogun State Sector Command of …

A staff member of Dangote Refinery identified as Joseph Ameh has died after being hit by a vehicle in a hit-and-run accident in the Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos state on Thursday. It was gathered that the victim was walking along Golf Bustop along Lekki Epe Expressway when the yet-to-be-identified driver rammed into him and sped away. Attempts to apprehend …

At least 35 people were killed and more than 50 others injured Saturday in a “horrific collision” on an Egyptian highway involving a bus and several cars, state media reported. Traffic accidents are common in Egypt where roads are often in bad repair and the highway code is frequently disregarded. “A horrific collision on the Cairo-Alexandria desert road near Wadi …

Not less than 18 persons on Wednesday narrowly escaped death in a motor accident that occurred on the Longbridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It was gathered that the white 18-seater Mazda bus with registration number, FKJ285Y, was conveying passengers from Maryland, outward Lagos State, when the accident happened. The driver of the bus refused to speak with our reporter …

The Osun Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that seven people died in an accident that occurred on the Osogbo-Gbongan highway on Friday. In an interview on Saturday in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, FRSC Sector Commander Henry Benamaisia said a Sharon Nissan vehicle with plate number WW D574 AE lost control due to excessive …

A tanker has exploded at the Lagos Quadrapont bridge (better known as Iganmu bridge). Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) tweeted late Thursday: “A tanker has gone up in flames just before Iganmu bridge from Sifax. LASTMA has already alerted the @LagosRescue. Our officers at the scene are doing their best to handle the situation”. According to a series of tweets …

No fewer than 18  persons have been burnt to death by fire that engulfed an illegal oil refinery site at Ibaa, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. Twenty-five others at the scene were injured when the inferno broke out Sunday night. An amateur video of the fire showed remains of children, men and women littering the scene. The Commandant of …

A petrol tanker explosion in Koko, Warri North local government area of Delta State has claimed several lives estimated to be 20. The incident happened yesterday morning when residents of the area rushed to the scene to scoop fuel from the burning vehicle. Unofficial sources put the death toll at 20 with several others affected with severe degrees of burnt. …

Tragedy struck on Sunday, in Jalingo, Taraba State capital, as a hit-and-run driver killed a 400 level student of the Taraba State University. The incident, which occurred on the day Nigeria marked its 63rd independence anniversary, was described as tragic by eyewitnesses. The student, whose name was given as Joseph Afara, was said to have been on his way to …

Family members of a 34-year-old groom-to-be in Ibadan, Oyo state, identified as Bosun, are currently mourning the loss of their son, who died on the eve of his wedding. The groom, Bosun, and his best man were killed along Idi-Ape Road when they were returning from his bachelor’s eve party. Two other people, including the groom’s friends, were also killed …