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  • JUST IN: Toyota recalls defective Lexus vehicles

    JUST IN: Toyota recalls defective Lexus vehicles

    Toyota is recalling categories of vehicles premised on the fact that the vehicles pose a safety hazard to their users thereby leading to crashes.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Toyota is recalling Lexus NX260, Lexus NX3650h and Lexus NX400h+ manufactured between 31 March, 2021 to 26 April 2022 due to faulty programming of the Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) System.

    The company is also recalling 6,491 Lexus NX260 with defective Electric Parking Brake (EPB) system which was manufactured between 19 April 2021 and 15 July 2022.

    As a result, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised the motoring public, particularly dealers and drivers of these categories of vehicles, to desist from selling or using the identified vehicles to avoid any mishap.

  • Three factors that lead to deadly road accidents in Nigeria

    Three factors that lead to deadly road accidents in Nigeria

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has highlighted three major factors that lead to deadly road traffic accidents in Nigeria.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the FRSC highlighted the three factors as human, environmental and technical factors.

    However, the FRSC disclosed that 75 per cent of road accidents in the country are caused by human errors.

    “Human factors include speeding, traffic violation, drunk driving, overloading, use of phones on wheel, impatience of drivers.

    “Wrongful overtaking and use of expired tyres among others contributed over 75 per cent of road accidents,” an official said on Wednesday.

    Mrs Modupe Ojo-Gbenga, FRSC Unit Commander in Okitipupa, Ondo State, said this during the inauguration of a public sensitisation campaign on the ember months held at New Garage.

    Ojo-Gbenga said that the months of September to December are usually associated with high vehicular movements and attendant road crashes.

    “Hence, the need for more robust public enlightenment, more advocacies and increased enforcement to stem the incessant cases of road crashes,” the unit commander said.

    She appealed to motorists and motorcyclists to abide by traffic rules and regulations and endeavour to avoid the human factors that may lead to road crashes.

    The commander said that the FRSC was committed to intensifying sensitisation and enlightenment campaigns to reduce road mishaps.

    Ojo-Gbenga solicited the support of stakeholders, including the road transport unions to instil safe driving culture on road users.

  • 3 die, 2 injured in Lagos-Abeokuta expressway accident – FRSC

    3 die, 2 injured in Lagos-Abeokuta expressway accident – FRSC

    Ogun Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said three persons have died and two others injured in a road accident on Sunday, along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.

    The Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Umar, told newsmen in Abeokuta that the accident involved a Volvo mini truck and a Nissan car, after Obada police station along the expressway.

    Umar said that the accident occurred at about 7:15am and was likely caused by route violation on the part of the driver of the truck marked AKM 489 ZY.

    “The suspected cause of the crash was route violation on the part of the truck driver which resulted in head-on collision with the car which has no registration number,” he said.

    The sector commander explained that while five male adults were involved in the accident, three of them died on the spot while the remaining two sustained injuries.

    He added that the injured victims were taken to General Hospital Abeokuta for medical attention and the corpses deposited at the hospital’s morgue.

    Umar commiserated with the family of the victims and advised motorists to avoid route violations completely.

    “Safety is everybody’s business especially in this season of high vehicular movement, one should drive cautiously and obey traffic rules and regulations,” he said.

  • Tanker explosion claims 10 lives on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

    Tanker explosion claims 10 lives on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

    No fewer than 10 people were burnt to death in a tanker explosion at Araromi on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday morning.

    Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.

    Umar said that the accident occurred around Conoil in Araromi before Sagamu Interchange on the expressway.

    According to him, five vehicles were burnt in the raging inferno.

    He said that victims of the accidents were burnt beyond recognition.

    According to him, the vehicles involved in the accident are: a Mack truck marked AKL 198 ZT; an Iveco truck with no registration number; a Mazda bus marked FFE 361 XB, an unmarked Howo truck and the Mack tanker.

    He attributed the cause of the accident to speeding by driver of the Iveco truck.

    “Driver of the Iveco truck, who was travelling on top speed lost control and rammed into the tanker, which resulted to fire outbreak due to leakage,”

    He added that the Mazda bus was engulfed by the fire, saying that all those that died were in the bus.

    “The suspected cause of the multiple crash was excessive speed which led to loss of control on the part of the Iveco truck and smashed the tanker body which resulted to fire outbreak due to leakage.

    “The Mazda bus got engulfed in the spark of the fire,” Umar said.

    He added that the deceased were taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu.

    Umar, after visiting scene of the accident, commiserated with families of the victims.

    He advised motorists to drive cautiously, obey traffic rules and regulations, and as well consider other road users while driving.

    Earlier, FRSC had advised motorists and public to use alternative routes on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway due to a tanker explosion at Araromi Town before the Interchange.

    Umar said: “The rescue operation is still on and people involved were yet to be confirmed because a bus is also involved.

    “The crash scene was cordoned off to avoid secondary crash as traffic has been diverted.

    “Men of Fire Service have arrived at the scene and effort is being made to put out the fire. Traffic has been temporarily diverted at Lufuwape U-turn to ease the traffic situation,” he said.

    The sector commander advised motorists to remain calm and cooperate with traffic managers controlling the situation,” he said.

  • Avoid Ekiti route while traveling from Abuja to Lagos – FRSC

    Avoid Ekiti route while traveling from Abuja to Lagos – FRSC

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised the motoring public travelling through Ondo state from Abuja to ply Akure-Ondo -Ife -Ibadan or Lagos-Ibadan-Ife-Ondo-Ore-Benin.

    The Acting Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dauda Biu said this in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Mr. Bisi Kazeem on Tuesday in Abuja.

    Biu also advised those traveling from the western part of the country through the State to the north to ply the same route.

    He said that the advisory had become necessary because igbara-oke-ilara-mokin route is totally blocked at the moment.

    “However, in the interim, Operatives, as well as logistics, have been adequately deployed to ensure speedy removal of the obstructions on that route for ease of movement.

  • Anambra roads ranked 15th in death trap roads in Nigeria

    Anambra roads ranked 15th in death trap roads in Nigeria

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says the National Bureau of Statistics has ranked roads in Anambra 15th on the list of roads that constitute death traps in Nigeria.

    The Sector Commander in Anambra, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, said this on Thursday at the flag-off of the 2022 Ember Months Safety Campaign, in Awka.

    The campaign has the theme: “Avoid Speeding, Overloading and Unsafe Tyres to Arrive Alive”.

    He said: “The task of road traffic and safety management is a daunting challenge to both the government and the citizens.

    “Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that Anambra roads occupy 15th position on the list of death trap roads in Nigeria. We should not allow the trend to continue.

    “This campaign is however apt, as it covers casualty factors which include speeding, overloading, use of unsafe tyres, drunk driving, non-use of seat belt and so on.”

    Irelewuyi said that the Corps would step up public enlightenment in motor parks, Churches, Mosques and the media on safe driving culture.

    “The Corps has also trained about 1,500 Neighbourhood Rescue Team across the state to assist in rescue efforts.

    “We urge residents and road users to cooperate with FRSC, especially at this Ember months period to reduce the rate of fatalities on our roads,” the sector commander said.

    He appreciated the Special Marshals in the state for the ongoing construction of a clinic at Nteje, on Awka-Onitsha expressway.

    Irelewuyi said that, when completed, the clinic will reduce response time to crashes along the axis.

    Also speaking, the Zonal Commanding Officer, Mr Chukwuma Njoku urged drivers to be focused while driving, ensure their vehicles were in good condition and always obey traffic laws.

    “High travel rate, overloading, speeding and drunk driving are some the characteristics of the Ember months.

    “Speeding is a critical offence in FRSC, because it poses serious challenge to other road users.

    “We are setting up 24 hours traffic surveillance on the highways to ensure drivers comply with the maximum speed limit,” he added.

    In his remarks, Gov. Chukwuma Soludo said the government had declared a state of emergency on roads in the state.

    Soludo, who was represented by Mrs Patricia Igwebuike, Commissioner for Transportation, said the government had commenced the construction and rehabilitation of 10,000 kilometres of roads across the state.

    “This administration values the lives of residents and decided to commence massive road projects.

    “The tragedies on our roads are avoidable, so we urge road users to take responsibility for their lives by obeying all traffic rules.

    “The state government will continue to work with the FRSC to educate motorists on how to drive safely and ensure safety on our roads,” the governor said.

  • Flood: Road Safety gives update on Abuja-Lokoja road

    Flood: Road Safety gives update on Abuja-Lokoja road

    Traffic gridlock occasioned by massive flooding at Koton Karfe on the Abuja-Lokoja Highway is thinning out, Acting Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Mr Dauda Biu has said.

    FRSC spokesman, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, quoted Biu as saying on Sunday that the water level had continued to recede at the flooded portions of the road in Koton Karfe, Kogi.

    He said in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday that another broken down truck was towed off the road on Sunday, while traffic had been moving under the guidance and control of FRSC operatives.

    The military, FRSC and Civil Defence towed two articulated trucks that combined with the flood to render the road impassable away from the road on Saturday.

    The trucks, one with NNPC inscription on it, and another articulated vehicle, broke down almost adjacent each other at Koton-Karfe on Friday resulting in a total blockage of the flooded highway.

    Kazeem stated that as at Sunday, trucks are being passed in turns with priority given to 150 trucks heading to Abuja.

    “Palliative measures are being taken in conjunction with the National Union of Road Transport Workers to cover deep potholes with stones to enhance freer movement.

    “The queue of trucks outbound Abuja which stretched up to Gegu on the highway has reduced to Gapa, close to Koton Karfe,’’ he stated.

    Kazeem quoted Biu as still pleading with road users, particularly truck drivers to use alternative routes to further reduce the Koton Karfe-Lokoja gridlock.

  • 2 die, 3 injured in tanker explosion at Ota

    2 die, 3 injured in tanker explosion at Ota

    Two persons had been burnt beyond recognition, while three others sustained injuries when a tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS or petrol) exploded at Ilo-Awela Junction, at Toll-Gate area on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
    Mr. Ahmed Umar, the Ogun Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), who confirmed the development to NAN in Ota, said that the incident happened at about 1.30 a.m. on Thursday.
    Umar explained that the tanker laden with PMS was ascending from Ilo-Awela to Toll-Gate area, Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, when it lost control due to mechanical fault, fell in the process, and went into flame.
    The sector commander said that a total of 12 vehicles, comprising three luxurious buses, four tricycles, three motorcycles and a yellow bus, were involved in the unfortunate incident.
    Umar said that the corpses of the victims had been deposited at State Hospital, Ota, while the survivors, including two males and a female, are also receiving treatment at the same hospital.
    He said that the personnel of Fire Service was contacted immediately and the area had been cordoned to prevent any secondary crash.
    The sector commander said that the FRSC personnel and other sister agencies were on ground to control traffic gridlock and to ease free flow of traffic in the area.
    He advised tanker owners to install safety valves and ensure that their vehicles were in condition before putting them on the road to avert unnecessary mishaps.
    Umar commiserated with the familes of those who lost their lives and prayed God to grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.
  • FRSC warns motorists against harassing its personnel in Ogun

    FRSC warns motorists against harassing its personnel in Ogun

    The Itori Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) in Ogun, has warned motorists to desist from harassing its personnel in the course of discharging their duties at Itori area on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.

    The Unit Commander, Mr Gbenga Okusi, gave the warning while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Itori, Ogun.

    Okusi emphasised the need to caution motorists driving against traffic at Ewekoro area on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway because they were always adamant, harassing its personnel when cautioned against such act.

    The unit commander noted that some of the road crashes along this axis, especially the one that claimed two lives and injured four persons on Oct.1, were caused by driving against traffic.

    “We are appealing to motorists to desist from driving against one-way at Ewekoro axis to save lives and property.

    “In addition, we will continue to do our best by collaborating with Nigeria Police Force to enforce and apprehend those droving against traffic on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.

    He reiterated the commitment of the command to continue to educate motorists through public enlightenment on the dangers of driving against traffic.

    The unit commander implored them to refrain from dangerous driving and adhere to traffic regulations, to stem mishaps during the ember months.

  • 2 dead, 4 injured in Lagos-Abeokuta expressway accident – FRSC

    2 dead, 4 injured in Lagos-Abeokuta expressway accident – FRSC

    Two persons were confirmed dead while four others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Nissan Cabster and a Mack truck at Iyana Egbado, Itori on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway on Saturday.

    Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.

    Umar noted that the crash occurred at 6:00 a.m and it involved a Cabster marked KTU 142 XH and a truck with registration number T-12736 LA.

    The sector commander explained that the Nissan vehicle rammed into the stationary truck which had a flat tyre.

    He added that a total of seven men were involved in the accident, of which four were injured, two dead while one person was unhurt.

    Umar said the deceased persons and injured victims were taken to General Hospital, Ifo for appropriate attention.

    The sector commander commiserated with the family of the crash victims and enjoined them to contact FRSC Itori command for more information about the crash.

    He advised motorists to avoid indiscriminate parking of vehicles by the road side, adding that “If there’s a break down, proper placement of road signs should be put in order to alert incoming vehicles.”