Tag: LASTMA
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LASTMA breaks silence on keke driver who committed suicide at their office
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has denied the involvement of its operatives in the dead body found hanging from a tree around its office in the Ikorodu area of Lagos. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) had earlier reported that yet-to-be-identified keke driver had on Thursday committed suicide after efforts to retrieve his seized tricycle from some…
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SAD! Truck loses control, crushes female biker to death in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says it recovered the body of a yet-to-be -identified female biker who was killed by a loaded containerized truck in the Iganmu area of Lagos. It was gathered that the driver of the truck while descending Iganmu Bridge lost control, causing the truck to fall on…
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9,370 vehicles impounded for traffic offences in six months – LASTMA reveals
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority said it impounded 9,370 vehicles from January 2024 to June 2024 for alleged traffic violations. The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Ok, gave the figure in an interview on Sunday in Lagos. Bakare-Oki said that 3,034 private vehicles were impounded, adding that they comprised 1,849 cars, 549 buses and…
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Truck collision: LASTMA rescues driver with broken legs
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), on Thursday morning, rescued a truck driver, who broke his legs in a head-on collision between two loaded trucks.
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One dies in Third Mainland Bridge accident
One person was confirmed dead in an accident that occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Saturday morning. The fatal accident involved a Mini Truck (MUS 489 XS) and a Toyota Camry (KRD 470 JD).
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How our colleague was killed by hoodlums – LASTMA officials
Two Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) officials on Tuesday told an Ikeja High Court how their colleague, the late Godwin Obasu, was allegedly killed by hoodlums. The LASTMA officials are Mr Olayinka Adeoye and Mr Salam Olajide.
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Commercial bus driver dies after Lagos road accident
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said the driver of an LT commercial bus died in hospital while receiving treatment, after a collision with a loaded cement truck on Eko Bridge.
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Falling container kills woman inside her car in Lagos [Photo]
A falling 40-feet container killed a woman inside her car at the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday. Her driver, however, survived the accident unhurt, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has stated.
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LASTMA sends warning to motorists over renovated Third Mainland Bridge
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned motorists to maintain speed limit while driving on the long stretch of the newly-renovated Third Mainland Bridge.
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Why we’re strategic in impounding commercial vehicles – LASTMA
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says it impounds commercial vehicles sometimes outside the area where their drivers commit offences as a matter of strategy. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA Mr Adebayo Taofiq, said this in an interview with NAN on Tuesday, in Lagos.