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 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 …

A 38-year-old employee of Sonia Company, identified as Mariam Olatuga, has lost her life in a tragic accident on Ogijo Road, Sotubo, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. In a statement, on Wednesday, the Ogun State Police Command spokesman, Superintendent Omolola Odutola, stated that the accident occurred around 2:40 p.m. and involved a TVS motorcycle with registration …

A lone crash on Saturday, at about 2:58 pm around Saapade, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, claimed one life while 10 others were reported to have been seriously injured. The white Mazda bus with registration number GGE 858 XY involved in the accident was said to have been travelling at high speed when one of its tyres burst, causing the driver …

Bauchi State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ahmed Jalam, is dead. He was said to have died alongside his driver in an auto crash along the Misau-Darazo Road in the state on Saturday. They were said to be travelling to Jalam, his country home in Dambam Local Government Area when the accident occurred. Reacting to the development, the …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bauchi Sector Command, has returned N1.6 million to the families of three persons who lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident in the state. The Sector Commander, Mr Patrick Ikaba, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Bauchi. He said personnel of the Corps recovered …

Five people reportedly died in an accident on the Benin-Ore-Lagos Expressway yesterday. It was gathered that the lone accident occurred at about 04:30 pm, around the Akinfosile area along the Ore/Lagos expressway. It was further gathered that the Toyota Hiace Bus with Reg No FKG 405 FX from Akure en route to Lagos, somersaulted and swerved into the bush. State …

A traffic collision in the early hours of Saturday claimed three lives around Mowe, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The details of the tragedy were contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Florence Okpe, who blamed the accident on dangerous driving. According to her, the FRSC rescue team …

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 …

The Federal Government has revealed plans to introduce a new policy to the transport sector to ensure full compliance with the use of vehicle safety kits by motorists. The Minister of Transportation, Senator Saidu Alkali, made this known in Abuja on Thursday during a sensitisation programme on road safety and the use of automobile safety kits organised by the Road …