Motorists and commuters were on Sunday trapped in the traffic on the Lagos Ibadan Expressway which lasted for hours. Punch Metro learnt that the gridlock stretches along the section of the road inbound Lagos State. Checks also revealed that this was caused by multiple breakdowns of vehicles along the axis. According to some transport workers plying the route, the breakdowns …

A fatal crash which reportedly happened on Wednesday, at about 8.05 pm around Ibafo village along the Abeokuta-Siun-Sagamu expressway claimed two lives while two others were injured. The accident involved a red colour Mercedes-Benz truck, with no registration number and a wine colour Mitsubishi space wagon with registration number AAB 255AE. The Spokesperson for Ogun State Transport Compliance and Enforcement …

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 …

Motorists travelling out of Lagos State on Sunday faced hours of delays as they struggled to navigate their routes after an overloaded truck fell and blocked the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The lone accident resulted in a massive gridlock, stretching from the pedestrian bridge at Berger Bus Stop to just a few meters in front of the Tribune House along the corridor. …

A fuel tanker on Saturday morning fell and caught fire at the Ibafo/Aseese axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) said that no life was lost. Newsmen, who went to the incident scene, met emergency responders—men of the Fire Rescue Services, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and others working to put out the …

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 …

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 …

A young man died in a traffic accident on Tuesday morning, which involved an upturned loaded truck at Otedola Bridge, Ojodu Berger, Lagos State. The accident resulted in traffic congestion inward Lagos/Ibadan Expressway and Ojodu Berger as the bridge is flooded. In its situation report, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said that the “young adult male, who happens to …

Four persons have lost their lives while 11 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident involving a Foton bus at the Aiyetoro axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Public Relations Officer for Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Sunday. Akinbiyi said the accident which occurred …