Tag: Road Crash
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18 dead in Ogun road crash
An officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and 17 others were confirmed dead in an accident at Gbaga on the Ikorodu–Sagamu Road, on Saturday. Mrs Florence Okpe, FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Abeokuta.
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9 dead, 21 injured in Katsina road crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed nine people dead and 21 others injured in a road crash in Dankama, Kaita Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Sector Commander, Mr. Aliyu Ma’aji, through the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Shamsudeen Babajo, on Thursday in Katsina.
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Edo election duty: Five policemen die in road crash on their way back to base
Five policemen died on Tuesday in a road accident on their way from Edo to Kano State. Kano Police Commissioner, Salmam Garba, who confirmed the death of the five officers, said the accident occurred along Kano-Zaria express way. About eight others injured in the crash are being treated in an hospital, he informed. “The deceased…
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16 burnt to death, 5 injured in Ondo road crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State Command, says 16 people were burned to death and five injured in a road accident on Tuesday night. Ondo State Sector Commander of FRSC, Samuel Ibitoye, confirmed the incident to NAN on Wednesday.
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Don’t blame evil spirits for road crashes – FRSC boss
Mr Dauda Ali-Biu, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has said that Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs), were not caused by spiritual manipulations or ay other form of evil spirits. “The crashes are caused by physical errors; there’s nothing spiritual about them
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11 persons killed in Benin road crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that 11 persons were killed in a multiple crash on the Ore -Benin Road. This is contained in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Bisi Kazeem on Thursday in Abuja.
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Gov. Okowa highlights ways to reduce road crashes
The Delta Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has called for a national emergency on road transport to address incessant road crashes and prevent commuters from avoidable deaths in the country. Okowa said this on Wednesday at the 2021 Road Marshal Assistant Drivers Basic Course Passing Out Parade (POP) held at the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Marshal…
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BREAKING: Fmr president Jonathan escapes death in ghastly road crash, loses 2 aides
Former President of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan was, on Wednesday evening, involved in a road crash in Abuja, according to sundry media reports. Jonathan was however lucky to have escaped death in the crash, which recorded two fatalities.
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5 die, 2 injured in Ota road crash
The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said that five people were killed in an accident that involved a car and a stationary truck around Honda area on Ota-Idiroko Road on Thursday night. Mr Ahmed Umar, the State Sector Commander of FRSC, who confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria…
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Angry youths protest as two persons killed in Ondo road crash
Two people reportedly died in a road accident that happened along High Court Road in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Friday night. The road accident involved a commercial motorcycle better known as okada, and a damaged truck. According to an eyewitness, those killed were the commercial motorcyclist and his passenger. The eyewitness said that…