One person was confirmed dead, while five vehicles were completely burnt on Saturday when a truck carrying Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exploded in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The explosion, which occurred around the Ita-Oshin area of the metropolis, also shook the foundations of several residential buildings, leaving many of them with shattered louvres and glass doors with adex roofing …

Two people have died while 13 other passengers sustained injuries on Saturday in an accident which occurred at about 1:21 pm around Ajede, after J3 Junction along the Ijebu-Ode-Ore-Benin expressway. A Toyota Hiace bus belonging to Iyare Motors with number plate GUE59ZY was said to have rammed into a stationary truck with number plate BGT94LG leading to the fatal crash. …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says its operations against trailers loaded with passengers and goods will continue across the country until the situation is under control. The Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali-Biu, made this known during the Sallah mega rally at Zuba Central Motor Park on Saturday in Abuja. “We have made significant arrests since the beginning of the Joint …

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 …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Benue State has raised the alarm on the imminent collapse of the Katsina-Ala bridge following the insistence of truck drivers turning the bridge into a parking lot. Katsina-Ala Unit Commander, FRSC RS 4.23, Terngu Adagba, lamented that several warnings on the articulated truck drivers to stop parking on the bridge were ignored. Adagba …

The Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) has felicitated with a retired Deputy Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Kayode Olagunju as he celebrates his birthday anniversary on Wednesday. In a statement on Wednesday on behalf of AANI ‘s National Executive Committee and the alumni’s, the association’s president, Ambassador Emmanuel Okafor said it is celebrating Olagunju because …

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu has warned staff against getting involved in corrupt practices. Biu gave the warning at the first quarter Corps Marshal strategy session with commanding officers in Abuja on Wednesday, urging the staff to avoid tarnishing the image of the corps. The Corps Marshal noted that corrupt practices must be …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says it has deployed its entire workforce, including Special Marshals to the highways to ensure hitch-free movement of commuters across the country during the yuletide. A statement by Deputy Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem, on Monday in Abuja, said the personnel would combat traffic gridlock and ensure zero Road Traffic Crashes. He said that the …

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 …

The Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Biu, on Sunday, ordered sector commanders to immediately set up a joint task force to conduct special patrol operations that would apprehend trailers and trucks carrying humans and animals. The joint task force comprises the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigerian Army, Vehicle Inspection Office and …