Tag: FRSC
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Rainy Season: FRSC cautions motorists to drive with care
As the rainy season draws near, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Kano State Command has cautioned motorists to drive with utmost care to avoid a road traffic crash. The Sector Commander, CC Zubairu Mato, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Saturday in Kano.
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Five dead, few injured as bus catches fire on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
About five persons have been reported dead as a bus caught fire while plying the the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday morning. The crash occurred at about 08:38am on Wednesday, opposite Tabiorah Church, Ogere, Ogun State. The crashed bus a Toyota Hiace bus, marked KAA601XA, had 14 persons on board – seven men, four women,…
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Another Lokoja Fuel tanker explosion kills three in Kogi
A tanker driver, his colleague, and a passerby have been killed in a tanker explosion that occured on Monday night in Lokoja, the Kogi State Capital. The deceased persons were burnt beyond recognition by the fully loaded petrol tanker which burst into flames after a brake failure on the notorious Felele Highway, Lokoja. The crash…
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Ex-president Jonathan renews driver’s licence, commends FRSC
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday expressed satisfaction with the services of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) as he renewed his driver’s licence. The former President stated this at the national headquarters of the Corps when he visited to renew his expired National Driver’s licence in Abuja.
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FRSC returns N1.4m, others to relatives of crash victims
Relatives of victims of an auto crash have received from the officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Agbor Command, Delta State, N1,434,715 and other valuables belonging to their late family members. Sector Commander, Udeme Eshiet, who spoke at the weekend in Agbor, reiterated that it is the tradition of the corps to return…
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Sleeping driver kills bus conductor in Anambra
A sleeping driver has killed his conductor in an accident on Ihiala-Owerri Road, Anambra, on Tuesday. Mr. Adeoye Irelewuyi, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Anambra, confirmed the incident in Awka. Irelewuyi said the accident which occurred at about 5. a.m. was caused by fatigue and loss of control by the…
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Why you should not put kids in vehicles’ front seats
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo State Command, has warned parents and motorists in the state to stop putting children below 12 years in the front seat of vehicles. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Uche Chukwurah, gave the warning during the Children’s Day celebration organised by the command at its office in…
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Kebbi: FRSC collaborating with relevant stakeholders for accident-free Eid-el Fitr – Official
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kebbi State Command, says it is working closely with all relevant stakeholders to ensure no road accident is recorded during the Eid-el Fitr period. The Sector Commander, Yusuf Haruna, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday.
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Seven die, five injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident
Seven persons have reportedly died at the Ogunmakin end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Ogun State, The accident, which happened just opposite the office of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) at about 5:40pm on Friday, involved a Mazda bus, with registration number, LSR696XS and a truck, marked T-4889LA
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4 burnt to death in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident
No fewer than four persons were burnt to death while 13 others sustained injuries on Wednesday in a lone accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus, at Fidiwo on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.