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  • Man dies in Anambra accident

    Man dies in Anambra accident

    A male passenger has been confirmed dead in an accident involving three vehicles at Uzoakwa along Ihiala-Owerri Road, Anambra State.

    Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, confirmed the incident to journalists in Awka on Thursday.

    Irelewuyi said that the accident was caused by wrongful overtaking and over speeding.

    He said that the crash involved unidentified drivers of a Nissan commercial bus with registration number: JJT-57XX, a Trailer with no registration number, and a Mack Trailer, also with no registration number.

    “According to eyewitness, the bus driver stopped in front of universal bakery and was discharging passengers, while the two trailers were coming from behind on speed trying to overtake each other.

    “As a result, the Mark trailer hit the bus, pushing it to an electric pole and the two trailers continued their journey without stopping.

    “A total of 17 persons, comprising 13 male adults, four female adults were involved in the crash.

    “One male adult was killed. Three male adults and one female adult were injured while the other 12 were rescued unhurt.

    “The victims were rushed to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Ihiala, by the FRSC rescue team while the dead victim was deposited at the hospital’s mortuary,” he said.

    The Sector Commander of the FRSC sympathised with the family of the dead and wished the injured quick recovery.

    He urged motorists to desist from wrongful overtaking and drive within a safe speed limit they could control.

    He also advised commercial vehicles to park away from the road where it is safe to discharge passengers.

  • 10 dead, 12 injured in Jigawa auto crash – FRSC

    10 dead, 12 injured in Jigawa auto crash – FRSC

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Jigawa, on Thursday, said 10 persons died while 12 others sustained injuries in an auto crash on Ringing-Dutse road, in Ringim Local Government Area of the state.

    The command’s Public Relatiins Officer (PRO), Mr Ibrahim Yahaya, confirmed the incident in Dutse.

    Yahaya said the accident, involving a Volkswagen Golf car and a Toyota bus, occurred at Gidan Garke village at about 12:30 p.m..

    He explained that the accident occurred when the two vehicles conveying 22 passengers, had a head-on-collision as a result of wrongful overtaking.

    The PRO said that the FRSC personnel who responded to a distress call on the accident, have since taken the victims to the General Hospital, Ringim.

    According to him, the personnel could not identify the registration numbers of the two vehicles as they were burnt beyond recognition.

  • Accident claims 3 lives on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

    Accident claims 3 lives on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

    Three persons were confirmed dead in an accident involving two vehicles at Kara bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday.

    Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.

    Akinbiyi explained that the incident occurred at 1:20am and it involved a blue Iveco truck marked AAB 414 ZY and a white Toyota Cabster with registration number XUR 601 XY.

    He noted that according to eyewitness, the accident was caused by excessive speed and brake failure on the part of the Toyota Cabster which rammed into the broken down truck.

    Akinbiyi stated that the truck was set ablaze by hoodlums who believed the accident was caused by the truck driver.

    “It took the intervention of TRACE, police and the Ogun State Fire Service before normalcy could be restored on the Kara bridge for incoming vehicles inbound Lagos at that hour,” he said.

    He said that five people were involved in the accident, saying three persons died while two others were unhurt.

    “Police and Ogun State Fire Service were contacted and the deceased were taken away by their families,” he said.

  • Lone auto crash claims 2 lives in Jigawa

    Lone auto crash claims 2 lives in Jigawa

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Jigawa Command, on Wednesday, said two persons lost their lives in an accident on Birnin Kudu/Kano highway.

    The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Yahaya Ibrahim, who confirmed this in Dutse, said the accident occurred at about 2.50 p.m. due to speeding and burst tyre.

    Ibrahim explained that the accident involved a Volkswagen Golf car with registration number TDU 520A A conveying 11 passengers out of which two lost their lives and nine others sustained varying degrees of injury.

    According to him, the FRSC personnel who responded to the accident in seven minutes after receipt of the information, have since taken the victims to Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Birnin Kudu.

  • 2 children die in New Year accident on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

    2 children die in New Year accident on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

    Two children died in a lone accident involving a Toyota car on New Year Day at Ade Best axis, Isara on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

    Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Monday.

    Okpe said the incident occured at 8:00 a.m. and was caused by speeding and loss of control, saying that the car ran into a ditch.

    She explained that five people were involved in the accident which comprised three children, one man and a woman, saying two people died while three were Injured.

    ” One Toyota car was with registration numbers TTD 985 AA.
    The suspected cause of the lone crash was excessive speed and the vehicle suddenly lost control and ran into a ditch.

    ” The injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere for medical attention while the deceased corpses were deposited at Isara General Hospital morgue,” she said.

  • Hit-and-run driver crushes pedestrian in Lagos

    Hit-and-run driver crushes pedestrian in Lagos

    Barely two days to the new year, a hit-and-run driver ended the life of a pedestrian on Saturday, just after the Mobil filling station toward Otedola Bridge outward Lagos.

    The Lagos Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday.

    Farinloye said that the victim was also mangled by high speeding vehicles and the body could not be identified.

    He said that the Lagos State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit (SEHMU) had been alerted to help evacuate the mangled body from the highway to prevent further crushing by moving vehicles

    Farinloye urged Nigerians to exercise utmost safety consciousness during the festive period.

    He said the appeal became necessary due to deaths observed in the usual patrol during festive period along the major highways.

    “Just yesterday evening, an articulated truck, which had brake failure, hit a woman at Dalemo bus stop, Ado Odo/Ota LGA, Ogun State  and she died on the spot.

    “All efforts to reach out to her family members have been futile due to lack of means of identity  that could have  helped to trace her relations.

    “Therefore, NEMA is urging residents around this areas who have not been able to trace their missing relative to contact FRSC Officer, Akowe of the Ota Unit with Tel nos: 08109257844, 08059090151,” Farinloye said.

    He said that NEMA had been patrolling major highways during the festive periods  toward assisting lead agencies in road safety efforts, for prompt, effective and efficient response to any emergency when needed.

    Farinloye advised commuters  to caution their drivers with due respect and dignity when they are observed to be exhausted, tired, fatigued or dozing off on the steering.

    He said that the attention  of safety officers at the closest point must be drawn to the problem, which  would make the driver to take a rest before continuing his journey.

  • SAD: Family members of 8 perish in Imo auto crash

    SAD: Family members of 8 perish in Imo auto crash

    The police in Imo, have confirmed the death of  eight members of a family in an auto crash at the Amanwozuzu junction,  Ikeduru Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo.

    The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of the Ikeduru LGA, Lucky Ahiole, confirmed the development to newsmen in Owerri, on Friday.

    Ahiole said that the accident which occurred at about 3.00p.m. on Friday resulted in the death of all eight persons in a Sienna car conveying the family.

    He said the Sienna vehicle collided with a stationary truck carrying rods, resulting in the death of the victims.

    “Eight died and we have taken them to a morgue. We had to break the Sienna vehicle to bring out the dead bodies,” he said.

  • Truck crushes woman to death on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway

    Truck crushes woman to death on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, said a truck crushed a woman to death at Dalemo area on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Thursday night.

    Anthony Uga, Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, who confirmed the incident on Friday in Ota, said the accident occurred at about 11:00 p.m.

    Uga explained that a truck with registration no.XA 354 WDP and two persons were involved in the accident.

    The sector commander said that the truck lost control due to excessive speeding and hit a female adult standing beside the road, resulting to the death of the victim.

    ”The corpse of the victim had been deposited at Ifo General Hospital, Ogun.”

    The FRSC boss implored drivers against restless driving and always conduct a routine check on their vehicles to ensure that the break system were functional before putting them on the road.

    Uga, however, Commiserated with the family of the deceased and prayed that God would grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.

  • Lone accident claims 9 lives in Osun

    Lone accident claims 9 lives in Osun

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Command, on Tuesday said nine persons lost their lives in an accident that occurred on the Ikirun-Ilaodo highway.

    The Sector Commander, Mr Henry Benamaisia, said the accident occurred around Courage Petroleum Company premises in Inisa at about 6:35 p.m. on Monday morning.

    Benamaisia said a Mitsubushi Canter Orange vehicle, with registration number, MNA 606 XB, drove in a dangerous manner that led to the death of the nine persons.

    He said the vehicle, loaded with some goods coming from Makera in Niger State, was speeding excessively and the driver lost control before the incident happened.

    “A total of 15 persons were involved in the accident with five persons injured and one unhurt,” Benamaisia said.

    According to him, the dead victims have been evacuated to Orotunde Hospital mortuary while the injured victims are being treated in that hospital.

    He cautioned road users against excessive speeding and total disobedience of the road safety regulations.

    Benamaisia, however, commended the effort of other sister agencies in ensuring that normalcy returned to the route involved.

  • FRSC reveals cause of Abuja-Keffi crash

    FRSC reveals cause of Abuja-Keffi crash

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says no life was lost in the viral media reports about the crash that occurred on Abuja-Keffi expressway.

    This is contained in a statement issued by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM) Bisi Kazeem, in Abuja.

    The crash, which occurred on Dec. 22, at about 10 a.m, some reports stated that several lives were lost and attributed the cause of the mishap to FRSC patrol operatives.

    Kazeem, who applauded the media for their watchdog roles, however said it was important to explain the sensitive issue to avoid misrepresentation of facts and purveyance of misinformation.

    “To begin with, against the media reports, claiming that several people were killed as a result of the crash, the Corps wishes to categorically state that no single motorist lost his or her life in the crash.

    “Six motorists who sustained minor bruises were treated and discharged immediately at Federal Medical Centre, Keffi.

    “The fact of the matter is that the operatives of the Corps were carrying out their legitimate duty with a Mobile Court operation on the said date, just before the Military check point, on the Abuja-Keffi expressway when the crash occurred.

    “Unlike what was reported in the media, this gridlock was occasioned by motorists who out of fear of being apprehended, and tried in the Court, decided to park far from the scene of the Mobile Court,” he said.

    According to him, it was amidst the indiscriminate parking that a truck approaching the point, failed break and hit a luxurious bus which also ran into two other stationary vehicles, parked on the shoulder of the road.

    “Immediately the operatives got the news of the crash, rescue teams were speedily deployed for rescue operations.

    “It was at the point of the rescue that the villagers and other passersby, who were not in tune with the cause of the crash; rather than give a helping hand to the team on the rescue mission, decided to unleash mayhem on some of the personnel.

    “This was done with sticks and other weapons, leading to severe injuries on the personnel.

    “It took the intervention of the men of Nigeria Police Force and the Military to disperse the mob and stop them from continuing the attack,” he said.

    Kazeem cautioned the public against wanton mob attack on FRSC personnel, while advising the media to, for the sake of objective reportage, always seek clarity, by verifying their news before they go into publications.