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  • Ember Months: FRSC warns against night travel

    Ember Months: FRSC warns against night travel

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Shagamu Unit Command has warned motorists against night travel during the ember months.

    The FRSC Unit Commander, Mr Taofiq Iyanda, gave the warning while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Shagamu, Ogun.

    He said the warning had become necessary due to the security challenges confronting the country.

    “We are appealing to motorists to be careful and refrain from night travelling because most of the crashes happen at night.

    “In addition, when road crashes occur at night, it is always difficult to get assistance to rescue the accident victims and take them to the hospital, thus leading to high death rate,” he said.

    The unit commander implored motorists to reduce speeding and ensure that their vehicles were in good condition before putting them on the roads.

    Iyanda also cautioned against wrongful overtaking and driving against traffic to reduce mishaps during the ember months.

    He reiterated the commitment of the FRSC to intensifying patrols to check the excesses of drivers and ensure sanity during the ember months.

  • FRSC confirm nine deaths, 10 injuries in Abuja mishap

    FRSC confirm nine deaths, 10 injuries in Abuja mishap

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed nine persons dead in a road accident that occurred at the weekend on Yangoji-Abaji in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

    The Corps made the confirmation in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem.

    The organization also said that 10 other person’s were critically injured in the accident.

    It said that the accident specifically occurred at about 6:05am on Saturday.

    According to the statement, the accident involved a Toyota Hiace Bus, with vehicle registration number KTG-450 KQ and Howo Sino truck along Yangoji-Abaji road.

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    According to Kazeem, the bus crashed into a stationary trailer while it was coming from Osun State, heading to Katsina State.

    He explained that the two vehicles involved in the accident were commercial.

    “Twenty-two people were involved in the crash. They were all male. Ten were injured and nine were killed. First aid was given to two. The FRSC recovered N3,170, six bags and 4 different mobile phones,” the FRSC said.

    He added that the nine corpses were deposited at the mortuary in the General hospital, Kwali and that the Nigeria Police Force, Kwali Division, had taken over the investigation.

    He quoted the Acting Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Dauda Biu, as attributing the accident to dangerous overtaking and loss of control.

    According to the Acting Corps Marshal, crashes at night were more fatal than others in the daytime.

    He said the corps would constantly engage the motoring public through aggressive awareness and sensitisation campaigns until the desired result was achieved of having an accident-free society.

    He advised vehicle owners to avoid road crashes, especially at night by ensuring that their vehicles were put in order.

  • Gospel singer, Dunsin Oyekan survives terrible auto crash

    Gospel singer, Dunsin Oyekan survives terrible auto crash

    Gospel singer, Dunsin Oyekan and his crew were on Saturday involved in a terrible auto crash on their way to Oyo State.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the accident occurred on their way from Lagos State to a church ministration at Sword of the Spirit Ministries of Bishop Francis Wale Oke for the Holy Ghost Convention in Ibadan, Oyo State.

    It was gathered that a crew member suffered slight injuries, but everyone survived the terrible accident said to have happened on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

    Speaking on the incident while ministering at a church on Saturday night, Dunsin said he took a nap and woke up to realize that the jeep was under a trailer.

    “The devil tried everything not to make me come here today. If you saw the accident scene that I came out of you can never believe that I walked out alive.

    “To think we were coming here, and I said let me sleep a bit so that I can be refreshed for the meeting and the next thing. I just knew we were somewhere, and the jeep had gone under the trailer.

    “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, If you are looking for a miracle, this is a miracle standing here,” he added.

  • Accident claims three lives on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

    Accident claims three lives on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

    A crash on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway has left three persons dead while four other commuters sustained injuries when a Toyota Matrix collided with a truck.

    The accident was said to have happened at 5:50 pm around the Oniworo axis of Ogun state on  Sunday.

    It was gathered that the Toyota Matrix marked WWD621AE had suffered a tyre burst and rammed into the Howo Sino truck.

    Florence Okpe who is the spokesperson for Ogun state Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the accident to pressmen in Abeokuta, the state capital.

    Okpe said, “Nine persons were involved in the crash, three died while four others sustained injuries.

    “The suspected causes of the crash were tyre burst and speeding on the part of the Toyota Matrix driver, who lost control of the wheels after a tyre burst and rammed on the truck.

    “The injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital Ogere for medical attention, while the corpses were deposited at the FOS Morgue in Isara.”

    She, however, said the Sector Commander of the FRSC in the state, Ahmed Umar, sympathized with the family of the crash victims.

    Okoe advised motorists to always obey traffic rules and ensure that their vehicles are in good condition before hitting the roads.

     

  • One dies, another injured in accident involving LAGBUS

    One dies, another injured in accident involving LAGBUS

    A yet-to-be identified person lost his life late on Tuesday while one Dauda Lukas sustained severe injury in an accident involving a bus belonging to the LAGBUS Asset Management Limited.

    The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Police Command in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident on Wednesday.

    Hundeyin said that the incident happened on Tuesday at about 11.10 p.m. in Ikoyi area of Lagos State.

    According to him, the police got a distress call that a LAGBUS bus with Reg. No. KSF 397 XK, driven by a yet-to-be identified driver now at large was involved in an accident.

    He said that the driver allegedly lost control of the bus, it crossed over to other side of the road and rammed into a building in Bayo Kuku area, along Alfred Rewane Road, outward Falomo.

    The spokesman said that due to the impact of the accident, the building collapsed and its two occupants got trapped in.

    “One of the victims named Dauda Lukas, 45, was rescued from the rubble with severe injury, while one other adult male, whose identity was yet-to-be established, was brought out dead.

    He said, “The injured victim was taking to the Lagos Island General Hospital for treatment, while the corpse was deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy.

    “Meanwhile, effort is ongoing to arrest the fleeing driver. Investigation is in progress,” he said.

  • SAD: Yobe Commissioner, Goni Lawan dies in tragic road accident

    SAD: Yobe Commissioner, Goni Lawan dies in tragic road accident

    The death has occurred of Goni Bukar Lawan, the Commissioner of Youth and Sports in Yobe State. He was said to have died in a ghastly motor accident along Damaturu, Kano highway on Tuesday evening.

    Goni Bukar, a former member of the House of Representatives, was on his way to Kano after earlier attending a funeral prayer in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital when the accident happened.

    Funeral prayer has been scheduled to hold on Wednesday 3rd August 2022 at the Yobe Islamic Centre Damaturu by 11:00 am. He is survived by two wives and children.

  • Car crushes two men to death while fighting on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

    Car crushes two men to death while fighting on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

    Two adult men have lost their lives when fighting on the Oshodi-Oke inward Gbagada linking  Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Lagos state, Nigeria.

    The victims were arguing and fighting when an incoming car crushed them to death.

    Lagos State Emergency Management Agency(LASEMA) permanent secretary, Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu,  who confirmed the incident mentioned that the Nigeria Police, Lagos Response Unit paramedics, and other agencies were first responders at the scene.

    He said, “Upon the arrival of LRT at the scene of the incident, it was discovered that two male adult casualties were found on the ground.

    “One of the casualties was confirmed dead at the scene.

    “Further information gathered from the Police at the scene revealed that the two male adults were fighting on the expressway and were hit by a vehicle.

    “The Agency’s paramedics team gave first aid to the other victim at the scene, who was then transported to Gbagada General Hospital for further treatment.”

    The other victim also gave up the ghost a few hours later at the hospital.

     

     

  • Tragic: Tipper crushes father of 30 children to death in Kogi

    Tragic: Tipper crushes father of 30 children to death in Kogi

    A tipper driver crushed a father of 30 children to death on Monday in Kogi State, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the FRSC as saying the father of 30 children was killed when the tipper rammed his motorcycle.

    Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander confirmed the incident in Lokoja.

    “The man, Abdulsalam Ibrahim, a 60-year-old commercial motorcyclist and his passenger were killed by the tipper truck at Ganaja Junction in Lokoja. The incident was tragic and very unfortunate,” he said.

    He regretted that the accident cut short the life of the breadwinner of the 30 children.

    “The accident was a case of hit and run because by the time we responded to the distress call to the area immediately it happened, the driver and the tipper were nowhere to be found.

    “Eyewitnesses told us that immediately the accident happened, the tipper driver zoomed off leaving the victims’ mangled bodies on the road for sympathisers,” he said.

    He said that officers deposited the corpse of the man at the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, while that of the passenger was at Ankuri hospital morgue, Lokoja.

    Dawulung urged motorists to always observe safety measures including speed limits. He also advised motorcyclists to always put on their helmets to avoid head injuries.

    Also speaking on the accident, Malam Musa Baba-Aliyu, Chairman, Kogi Motorcycle Riders’ Association said that the deceased rider was an indigene of Katsina and a bonafide member of the union.

    Baba-Aliyu said that Ibrahim was trying to avoid hitting a commercial tricycle (Keke-NAPEP) heading towards him from the opposite direction when the sad incident happened.

  • 9 burnt to death in Ondo auto crash

    9 burnt to death in Ondo auto crash

    Nine persons were burnt to death on Friday in an auto crash which occurred at Omotosho Step Down Bridge, on Ore-Lagos expressway in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.

    Mr Sikiru Alonge, Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ore Unit Command, confirmed the accident in Ore.

    Alonge said the crash which happened early in the morning involved two vehicles, a white Toyota Hiace bus with registration number FKJ 095 XE and a Honda Accord Saloon car which the registration number cannot be ascertained.

    “Nine persons were burnt to death in a ghastly accident which happened on Ore-Lagos expressway early this morning.

    “The accident was caused by a tyre burst which cause a head-on collision which later resulted into a fire blast which burnt all occupants of the vehicles beyond recognition,” he said.

    Alonge said the remains of the victims had been deposited at the morgue of the General Hospital in Ore.

    He advised motorists to always maintain speed limit, concentrate, exercise patience, and obey all traffic rules and regulations while driving in order to save lives and property.

  • Air mishap: Dana Air operations suspended with immediate effect

    Air mishap: Dana Air operations suspended with immediate effect

    The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended Dana Airlines’ Air Transport Licence (ATL) and Air Operator Certificate (AOC) indefinitely, with effect from midnight of Wednesday, July 20, 2022.

    This is contained in a statement signed by Capt. Musa Nuhu, the Director General of NCAA, on Wednesday in Lagos.

    The statement said that the suspension was made pursuant to Section 35(2), 3(b) and (4) of the Civil Aviation Act, 2006 and Part 1.3.3.3(a)(1) of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs), 2015.

    It said that the suspension order, handed down by Nuhu, has since been communicated to the management of Dana Airlines.

    According to statement, the decision is the outcome of a financial and economic health audit carried out on the Airline by the Authority, and the findings of an investigation conducted on the Airline’s flight operations recently.

    It said that these revealed that Dana Airlines was no longer in a position to meet its financial obligations and to conduct safe flight operations.

    “The NCAA acknowledges the negative effect this preemptive decision will have on the Airline’s passengers and the travelling public and seeks their understanding, as the safety of flight operations takes priority over all other considerations,” the statement said.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dana Air Boeing 737 aircraft with registration number (5N DNA) had on Tuesday  made an emergency landing at Abuja Airport.

    The airline, after the incident, said that the aircraft had been grounded for immediate attention by engineers.

    The airline’s Communication Manager, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa made these known in a statement issued in Lagos.

    Ezenwa said that the incident was due to an indication on one of its engines.

    He noted that the Pilot-in-command briefed the passengers on the incident and landed the aircraft safely at the Abuja International airport at about 2.52 p.m.

    “All the 100 passengers disembarked safely and the aircraft has been grounded for immediate attention by our team of engineers.

    “The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) have also been briefed on the incident,” he had said.

    Ezenwa apologised to passengers on board the flight and reassured customers that the airline would continue to maintain high safety standards.

    The suspension of  DANA Air operations also comes soon after the Airline Operators of Nigeria wrote to the NCAA and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria expressing some concerns and seeking reliefs.