Tag: truck
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Imo state govt to commence restriction on movement of trucks
According to the statement, the Ministry has also started issuing waiver permits to the deserving truck operators for the year 2022, urging the interested transporters to approach the ministry and not to violate the directive.
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Truck crushes FRSC official to death in Ogun
An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has been crushed to death by a truck at Sagamu-Ijebu Ode Road in Ogun, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, confirmed the incident to NAN in Abeokuta on Wednesday, saying that the accident occurred on Monday.
Umar added that it was caused by the carelessness and excessive speeding by the truck driver.
“It was carelessness on the part of the driver, he was on high speed, he lost control and hit the officer.
“As officers were standing by the our patrol vehicle, a flat-body trailer hit the officer and brush him in between the truck and the patrol vehicle. The officer died while another marshal got injured,” he said.
The sector commander explained that the truck driver did not stop after hitting the officers but was chased by motorists and motorcycle riders who witnessed the incident.
“They pursued him, he stopped, left the vehicle and ran away but was arrested and we have handed him over to the police,” he said.
He noted that the injured marshal is in the hospital receiving treatment.
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TRAGIC! Truck crushes Anambra motorcyclist to death
A motorcyclist was on Friday in a road accident at the Customary Court Junction along Igboukwu-Uga Road, Anambra State.
The crash involved a red trailer with registration number JJ496QF and a Lifan motorcycle with no registration number.
The unknown rider of the motorcycle was said to have died on the spot while two others sustained injuries.
The likely cause of the crash was attributed to excessive speed and loss of control.
It was learnt that the driver of the trailer, who was at high speed, lost control and rammed into the oncoming motorcycle in a single carriageway.
Three male adults were involved in the crash.
The wounded victims were taken to Apex Hospital, Ngo, while the motorcyclist was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty and his corpse deposited at the hospital’s morgue.
The Anambra State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, lamented the frequent crashes on the road and advised motorists to be more safety-conscious on the road.
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SAD! Truck crushes pupils in Lagos
Several pupils have been crushed to death by a hit-and-run truck driver along Ogunusi Road, Grammar School bus stop, Lagos State.
TheNewsGuru gathered that the pupils were going home after closing time and wanted to cross the road when the truck crushed them.
The driver was allegedly chased to the Ogba area where he was captured.
“I have never witnessed such a terrible scene in my life. I saw about 15 pupils lying lifeless on the floor. The incident occurred around 2 pm,” a commercial motorcyclist said.
Riot has broken out as a result of the tragic incident as policemen fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of the truck driver.
Confirming the incident, spokesman to the Lagos State Police Command, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu said the driver was arrested before irate mob could lynch him.
He added that investigation into the accident is ongoing and further details will be released shortly.
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Court dismisses Evans’ N200m suit against police over seized trucks
Court of Appeal, Lagos division Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by suspected kidnapper Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, against the judgment of Justice Hadizat Rabiu-Shagari of the Federal High Court, Lagos over his seized 25 trucks by the Nigeria Police.
The three Justice of the Appeal Court, dismissed Evans’ appeal for lacking merit.
Evans through his counsel, Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje, in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/1515/17, accused the Inspector-General of Police and four others of unlawfully seizing his 25 trucks and converting them to their own.
Respondents in the case were Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Inspector-General of Police Response Team (IRT), Lagos State Commissioner of Police and Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
Evans had alleged that the police forcibly seized the trucks from him without court order on June 15, 2017.
Evan had asked the court to award N200 million as general and exemplary damages against the police for the alleged violation of Evans’ rights under sections 36, 43, and 44 of the 1999 Constitution.
But the police, through its counsel, Emmanuel Eze, attached to the State CID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos, had urged the court to dismiss the suit as the trucks were proceeds of crime and were exhibits.
The police in a counter-affidavit deposed to, by Inspector Haruna Idowu, said the suspect acquired 11 trucks with proceeds of crime, adding that 10 of them were recovered by the police.
He said the trucks were listed as exhibits in the criminal charges filed against Evans at the Lagos State High Court.
Idowu said: “The applicant is the notorious and most dreaded armed robber and kidnapper known as Evans, who defiled police arrest for over 10 years and who had terrorised many states of Nigeria with his various gang members. The applicant has no other source of livelihood except armed robbery and kidnapping as so many arms and ammunition were recovered from the applicant during his arrest.
“The applicant had purchased various properties with proceeds of armed robbery and kidnapping. He purchased 11 trucks with proceeds of crime. The police recovered 10 in Lagos, while they were not able to tow the remaining one from Anambra State to Lagos due to the fact that the applicant’s brother-in-law, Mr. Okwuchukwu Obiechina and his wife had tampered with the brain box of the truck in a bid to pervert the course of justice.”
Justice Rabiu-Shagari had on April 19, 2019, dismissed Evans’ suit for lacking in merit.
Dissatisfied with Justice Rabiu-Shagari’s judgment, Evans through his counsel, Ogungbeje, approached the Appeal Court in an appeal numbered CA/L/1105/2018.
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Bloody weekend in Ibadan as gas tanker, truck accidents kill eight
At least five persons have been killed and several others, injured following an accident involving a gas tanker in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The accident occurred around 9:00 am on Sunday at a popular herbs market in the Bode area of the city as a result of a brake failure from the tanker which was fully loaded with domestic gas.
This comes barely 24 hours after another accident involving a truck and motorcycle left three persons dead in Ibadan.
The accident occurred at the Total garden area, few meters from the second gate of University College Hospital (UCH) around 8:00 am on Saturday.
According to reports, some angry residents made attempt to burn the truck but security agents prevented them as they shot into the air to disperse them.
The Police spokesperson in the state, Adewale Osifeso confirmed the incident.
He explained that “the accident occurred as a result of a collision between a Coca-Cola Howoo truck with Reg No APP 696 XV and two motorcycles. The bodies of the victims have been deposited at the Morgue.”
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Truck crushes 3 to death in Ibadan
Three people were on Wednesday morning crushed to death by a truck loaded with Coca-Cola products at the Total Garden area of Ibadan, Oyo State.
It was gathered that victims of the accident were a commercial motorcyclist and his two passengers.
A witness, Mr Joel Idowu, told NAN that the fully-loaded truck killed the victims in front of the Bovas Filling Station while the cyclist was trying to overtake the truck.
Idowu said that some angry youths and motorcyclists at the scene attempted to set the truck ablaze.
He said they were prevented by the security operatives who were shooting sporadically into the air to scare them.
However, normalcy had since returned to the area, as police personnel had towed the truck to their office, while remains of the victims had been moved to the morgue.
When contacted, Mrs Uche Chukwurah, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with NAN.
Chukwurah said that five people were involved in the accident, with three confirmed dead, and two others injured.
She attributed the likely cause of the accident to brake failure on the part of the truck.
Chukwurah said that the injured persons were receiving treatment at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, while the dead had been deposited at the morgue of the same hospital.
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Truck crushes 2 hawkers to death on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
Two female hawkers were on Friday crushed to death by a truck around Lotto, inbound Lagos on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesman, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta.Akinbiyi explained that the incident occurred around 3:30pm, saying that the driver of the truck, marked SMK 82 XY, lost control, skidded off the road and rammed into two female road-side hawkers, killing them on the spot.The TRACE spokesman stated that three other people were injured in the accident.Akinbiyi said “the truck has been taken to Mowe Divisional Police Station, with the driver in their custody.”He said that the deceased were deposited at the Idera morgue in Sagamu while the injured were taken to Famobis hospital, Mowe.He commiserated with the family of the deceased, while urging motorists to avoid excessive speeding and reckless driving on the road. -
Two die as truck rams into Imo market
A Mack truck loaded with chippings has collided with two vehicles in Nkwo Mmiri, market, Imo State, before crashing into a nearby stream, police authorities said on Saturday.
The accident, which occurred as a result of break failure, killed two persons, while eight others with various degree of injuries were taken in for treatment.
The truck was being driven by one Kingsley Okwudili who was travelling from Ebonyi State to Orlu.
According to the police, the tricycle and Mitsubishi bus involved in the collision also fell into the stream.
“Meanwhile, the driver has been taking into custody as investigation has commenced,” the police said in a bulletin signed by spokesman Ikeokwu Orlando.
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10 killed, 36 injured as palm oil laden truck plunges into ditch in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Osun, says ten persons have lost their lives following an accident that occurred on Gbongan-Osogbo expressway.
The Sector Commander, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, made this known in a statement issued by Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, the command’s spokesperson, in Osogbo.
According to reports, the accident occurred at 1:20 a.m., on Saturday, opposite Ataoja Overhead bridge, along Abere, Osogbo-Gbongan expressway.
Ibrahim said said 36 others had sustained various degrees of injuries in the lone accident, in which 61 persons were involved.
“An articulated vehicle, a blue truck Volvo with number plate KMC 35 ZJ, loaded with Palm oil, lost control on the Ataoja-overhead bridge.
“The vehicle, which was heavily loaded with Jerry cans of palm oil and over 60 passengers, was trying to ascend the ramp.
“The vehicle lost control, rolled backwards and fell by the side into the drainage, throwing off the jerry cans on passengers and killing some in the process,” she said.
She said the injured had been taken to Ladoke Akintola University Teaching (LAUTECH), and Asubiaro Hospitals, both in Osun.
The Sector Commander appealed to motorists, especially carriage and articulated vehicles, to always follow road safety regulations.
Ibrahim urged road users to avoid flouting safety rules that often endangered their lives and those of other innocent citizens.
She, however, said the command had in a swift response, also deposited the corpses in a morgue and cleared the highway to avoid gridlock.