Tag: Road Accident
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Kaduna, FCT highest hit in 5,181 road accident deaths in 2018 – FRSC
A total of 5,181 Nigerians lost their lives in road traffic crashes (RTC) in 2018, according to the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC). The FRSC said in its 2018 Annual Report obtained by our reporter that Kaduna State recorded more deaths than other states during the period. Although Kaduna State had more deaths in road…
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ASUU strike: 11 UNIMAID students die in road accident
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Friday expressed sadness over the death of 11 students of University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) in an auto accident on Tuesday. A total of 11 students of UNIMAID died in the accident on November 20 on their way to Damaturu from Maiduguri following the ASUU strike, according to…
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Road crashes claim 32 lives in Edo
The Edo Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it recorded 32 deaths in road crashes across the state between July and September. The Sector Commander, Mr Anthony Oko, made the disclosure on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Benin. Oko said that the the figure comprised 28…
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21 wedding guests killed in India road accident – Police
Police on Wednesday said 21 members of a group travelling to a wedding in central India were killed when the small truck in which they were travelling fell off a bridge into a dry river bed. Senior administration official Dilip Kumar said at least 29 others were injured in the accident late Tuesday in Madhya…
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Auto crash claims 2 lives in Ogun today
Two persons were confirmed dead in a road accident involving a blue Toyota Corolla car and a Toyota picnic bus at Olodo area, on Abeokuta/Ibadan Expressway in Ogun. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) in Ogun, confirmed the accident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Akinbiyi explained…
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2 die in road accident in Abuja
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two persons in an accident in Abuja on Saturday. Mr Sunday Oghenekaro, the FRSC Sector Commander in FCT, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident occurred on the Gwarimpa bypass at 7 a.m., involving two Toyota Camry cars. According to him,…