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  • Truck crushes 2 motorcycle riders to death in Ogun

    Truck crushes 2 motorcycle riders to death in Ogun

    Two motorcyclists were on Friday night crushed to death in an accident involving two motorcycles and a Leyland truck opposite Forte Oil filling station around Kotopo on the Abeokuta-lbadan road.

    Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abeokuta.

    Akinbiyi explained that the accident occurred at 8.25 pm Friday, alleging that it was caused by reckless driving and impatience on the part of the motorcycle riders.

    He said that the motorcyclists rammed into the truck coming from the opposite direction.

    The TRACE spokesman stated that the accident involved two Bajaj motorcycles, one with the registration number SGM 006 VG, and the other with no registration number. and a Leyland truck, marked AAB 969 XV.

    “The two motorcycles and the truck have been taken to Aregbe police station in Abeokuta,” he said.

    He added that one of the deceased was taken away by his relatives while the body of the second person was deposited at the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre, Idi Aba, in Abeokuta after being confirmed dead by a medical doctor at the hospital.

  • Truck crushes two secondary school students of same parents to death in Ogun State

    Truck crushes two secondary school students of same parents to death in Ogun State

    Two students of the same parents were crushed to death in an accident involving a Bajaj motorcycle and a Man diesel truck along the Sagamu – Ikorodu road in Ogun State.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to journalists on Thursday.

    He explained that the incident which involved a Man diesel truck marked SHR 35 XA and a Bajaj motorcycle marked LSD 638 QB happened around 7:57 am and was caused by reckless driving and impatience on the part of the motorcycle rider.

    “There were four students on the motorcycle when the incident happened, three students of Idagba Community High School, Sotubo and Wesley primary school, Ogijo, with one them riding the motorcycle conveying him and the others to school,” he said.

    “In an attempt by the motorcyclist to find its way in between two trailers, the motorcycle fell on its side and the rear tyre of one of the trailers ran over them.”

    Akinbiyi explained that the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the morgue of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu while the injured were taken to the same hospital for treatment.

    While commiserating with the family of the deceased, he however appealed to commercial motorcyclists to always exercise patience, caution and avoid reckless and dangerous riding.

  • Truck kills four female hawkers in Onitsha

    Truck kills four female hawkers in Onitsha

    Four female hawkers have been confirmed dead in an accident involving a truck on Upper Iweka Flyover in Onitsha, Anambra.
    Mr Andrew Kumapayi, the state Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Wednesday, said the accident occurred at 7.30.a.m.
    “The crash involved a blue Mercedes Benz truck with registration number XF259UNZ driven by an unidentified person.
    “Eyewitness reports reaching us indicate that the truck driver had a disagreement with revenue collectors on Upper Iweka Flyover, and the truck rolled back and crushed four female hawkers along the road.
    “The driver of the truck and his motor boy came out without injury.
    “FRSC rescue team, along with some officers of the the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police Force, rushed the victims to Toronto Hospital in Onitsha and deposited their bodies at the morgue after doctors on duty confirmed their death,” he said.
    The sector commander said that the driver of the truck had been handed over to the police for investigation.
    While condoling with the families of the dead, he urged Nigerians to be mindful of the dangers associated with hawking near highways.
  • Confusion as truck kills pedestrians on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway [PHOTOS]

    Confusion as truck kills pedestrians on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway [PHOTOS]

    Reports reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG has it that commuters in the popular Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have been thrown into confusion following the killing of some pedestrians by a derailed Truck.

    Although no official reports of number of casualties in the incident, officials of the Federal Road Safety (FRSC) have reportedly stormed the scene of the accident.

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  • Graphic Photos/Videos: Three siblings, pregnant woman, eight others die as truck rams into students, traders near entrance of Ondo university

    Graphic Photos/Videos: Three siblings, pregnant woman, eight others die as truck rams into students, traders near entrance of Ondo university

    Twelve persons have been confirmed dead while search continues for others in an accident that occurred near the entrance gate of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday evening.

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    The accident was said to have occurred when a truck coming from Obajana in Kogi State lost control and rammed into some shops and crushed both students and traders.

    Witnesses said 12 dead bodies including three siblings, pregnant woman have been taken to the mortuary while others were still in the rubble and heap of cement.

    It was gathered that many of the victims were in the shops transacting business.

    According to the witness, “The truck caused the accident due to break failure. The driver lost control and the truck rammed into the shops.

    “The incident caused traffic gridlock at the busy road as many of the vehicles were held for hours in the town.”

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    Ondo Police spokesman, ASP Tee-Leo Ikoro, confirmed the incident but said eight bodies have been recovered from the scene of incident.

    Ikoro said efforts were on to search recover other trapped victims who had been stuck inside some of the shops.

    Meanwhile, TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that a gas explosion had occurred about 30 minutes before the fatal accident.

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    Students and other residents have flooded the social media with gory pictures of casualties in the explosion and truck accident.

  • Sad! Truck crushes couple to death in Ogun

    Sad! Truck crushes couple to death in Ogun

    Two persons suspected to be husband and wife were on Tuesday crushed to death in an accident involving a Toyota Camry car, Sino truck and a motorcycle around Odogbara, few metres from NNPC on the Sagamu-Ogijo road.

    Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta.

    Akinbiyi said that the accident which occurred at 7:40am was caused by speeding, reckless riding and break failure on the part of the motorcycle that has no registration number.

    He stated that the motorcycle hit the Camry car marked FKY-733 GF at the rear, fell across the road and the two passengers on the motorcycle were crushed by the truck coming behind, while the rider sustained injuries.

    Akinbiyi added that six people were involved in the accident, with one person injured, while two persons died.

    “According to eyewitness, the motorcyclist was inbound Sagamu from Ogijo axis, when in an attempt to overtook the Camry car, after already overtaken three trailers hit the car from behind and it fell on the road.

    “The trailer marked AGL-505 WX coming behind ran over them and the two passengers died on the spot while the motorcyclist was injured. Unfortunately, the deceased were husband and wife,” he said.

    Akinbiyi noted that the bodies of the deceased had been deposited at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, while the injured was taken to Idera Hospital, Sagamu.

  • 23 dead, 22 injured as Lagos-bound truck somersaults in Niger

    23 dead, 22 injured as Lagos-bound truck somersaults in Niger

    The Police Command in Niger says 23 persons lost their lives when a truck fully loaded with dozens of cows and 45 persons, skidded off the road and somersaulted into a bush.

    The accident occurred at about 0500 hours along Bokani -Makera road in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state, according to the Commissioner of Police, Mr Adamu Usman, who confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna, on Monday.

    Usman said the truck, with registration Number BBJ 666 XA, was coming from Dadin Kowa, in Kebbi state, enroute to Lagos when the incident occurred, explaining that the corpses of the deceased, and the other 22 who sustained various degree of injuries, had been conveyed to the Mokwa General Hospital for postmortem and treatment respectively.

    Usman, who attributed the accident to loss of control by the driver, lamented the failure of drivers to obey traffic rules and regulations.

  • Sad! Truck crushes four to death in Ogun

    Sad! Truck crushes four to death in Ogun

    Four persons have been crushed to death while two others were wounded in an accident involving a Daf truck and a commercial bus around Capital Hotel area on the Ijebu Ode-Oru Road in Ogun State.

    The spokesman, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi who confirmed the sad incident, said it happened on Saturday.

    Akinbiyi explained that the accident occurred around 1:15pm and was caused by over-speeding and loss of control on the part of the Daf truck driver.

    According to him, six persons were involved in the accident which comprised three male adults and three female adults. Four persons died while two injured.

    He explained that the driver of the truck, due to over-speeding, lost control of the vehicle, left his lane and rammed into a bus loaded with kolanut in the opposite direction.

    Akinbiyi said, “The bus was going to Ibadan from an unknown destination while the truck was heading towards Ijebu-Ode from the Ibadan axis.

    “All the passengers in the bus, including the driver and three women died on the spot.”

    The TRACE spokesman stated that the deceased had been deposited at the morgue of Ijebu Ode General Hospital while the wounded truck driver and one other were taken to same hospital.

    He added that the TRACE Corps Commander, Seni Ogunyemi, commiserated with the family of the dead victims.

    He warned articulated vehicles against reckless and dangerous driving, as well as over-speeding because of its attendant consequences.

     

  • Truck crushes 10 to death after break failure in Ondo

    Truck crushes 10 to death after break failure in Ondo

    It was a black Saturday in Ondo State, as a truck crushed 10 traders to death at a market in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state.

    It was gathered that the truck had break failure and ran into traders at the market.

    The truck was conveying rice and was coming from the Ikare-Akoko axis before it rammed into the market.

    Police Public Relations Officer, Ondo State Police Command, Tee-leo Ikoro confirmed the tragedy.

    He said the police were initially informed that eight persons had already lost their lives.

    He added that two more people under the truck were also dead.

    Ikoro said the truck rammed into the market after brake failure, as many people were trapped under the trailer.

    He added that those injured were taken to the hospital by rescuers.

  • Truck crushes woman in front of father’s hotel

    The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has said that a truck crushed a middle-aged woman at Onihale area, near Owode-Ijako, Ogun on Thursday.

    The Owode-Ijako Unit Commander of TRACE, Mrs Temitope Oseni, who spoke on behalf of the Corps Commander, Mr Seni Ogunyemi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, that the incident happened at about 8.23 am.

    Oseni explained that a FAW truck, marked BHN 1353, was inbound Onihale area when it suddenly lost control due to brake failure and rammed into a motorcyclist and a woman who was about to alight in front of her father’s hotel.

    She said that two boxer motorcycles and four persons were involved in the accident, with a male sustaining injury.

    The TRACE unit commander said that the corpse of the deceased had been released to the family for burial, while the injured was taken to Famous Hospital at Iyana-Ilogbo, Ogun, for treatment.

    She advised truck drivers and owners to ensure that their vehicles were in good condition before putting them on the road to avoid unnecessary loss of life.

    Oseni also commiserated with the family of the victim and prayed God to grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.

    She said that the truck and the two motorcycles had been removed from the road to ease free flow of traffic in the area.