Two people have been confirmed injured in a tanker explosion on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The tanker laden with a petroleum product exploded after it fell at the NASFAT axis of the expressway on Wednesday. The incident also led to traffic congestion. The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, disclosed this to …

No fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead and five others severely injured in a road accident that occurred near Car Park C, Mowe, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. The accident, which involved a yellow Mazda bus with registration number LGB465XA and an ash-coloured Howo truck with no registration number, occurred at approximately 1:39 pm on Wednesday. DAILY POST learnt …

A fallen container on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway caused an intense traffic that left many commuters stranded on Thursday. The incident resulted in a significant build-up of traffic on the outward Lagos stretch of the expressway. Motorists and commuters were forced to endure long hours of traffic congestion, with some taking to social media to express …

Students in Ogun State, on Monday, blocked the Mowe end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, to protest what they described as the ‘mysterious disappearance and possible murder’ of a 2024 graduate of the Lagos State University, Ojo, Quadri Adedamola Ogunbode. The students, under the aegis of the National Association of Ogun State Students, said the protest was organised to draw the …

No fewer than nine persons were confirmed dead by the Federal Road Safety Commission, Ogun State sector in an accident that occurred around Ayetoro on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, in the early hours of yesterday. Vanguard gathered that three others sustained injuries in the crash. The accident, which occurred about 5:30a.m., involved a Toyota bus with number plate, UYY165ZY, and a …

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 …