A single-vehicle crash involving a white Toyota Camry with registration number AGL36JA occurred at Kere, Itori, along the Abeokuta-Sango-Lagos road at about 11 pm on Saturday. The incident resulted in the death of two children, while seven other occupants of the car were injured. The accident has been attributed to overloading and excessive speed. The…
The Federal Road Safety Corps on Saturday said four lives were lost in multiple road accidents that occurred in Ikeji-Arakeji, a town along the Ilesa/Akure expressway in Osun State. Also, 20 other commuters were said to have been injured in the accidents which involved three vehicles. In a 2-minute 5-second video recorded at the scene…
At least six persons – two male and four female adults – on Friday died in a road accident along the Lagos – Ibadan expressway. It was gathered that three others were injured in the accident which occurred at about 7:40am at Verony, Ogere, on the highway. The crash involved one ash Toyota Sienna marked…
No fewer than 16 persons have been roasted to death in an accident at Ajue community along the Ore-Ondo highway. They were said to have been burnt beyond recognition. The accident, which occurred around 8pm on Monday, involved a Toyota Hiace bus and a truck. Witnesses said dangerous overtaking led to head on collision and…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a fully loaded high-capacity Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle overturned inside the dedicated BRT lane at Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, resulting in injuries to 10 passengers. The accident occurred shortly after the bus had departed from the BRT park at Iyana Ipaja. According to an update from the Lagos State Traffic Management…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that at least 6 people are battling for life following an accident that occurred in the Enugada area of Lafenwa, Abeokuta, Ogun State on Thursday. According to an eyewitness who spoke with PUNCH, the source said that a truck, suspected to have lost control, rammed into a vehicle, a commercial motorcycle and…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 16 persons in an accident involving multiple vehicles at the Ojoo-Iwo Road axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. The spokesperson, FRSC, Oyo State Sector Command, Mr Mayowa Odewo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan that 17 other people sustained varying…
Eleven passengers of a commercial bus have reportedly lost their lives in a tragic accident that occurred on Sunday, August 11, in Abia State. According to reports, the only survivor of the crash was the driver of the vehicle, which collided with a stationary truck on the Apu Na Ekpu/Egbelu Mbutu section of the busy…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a crash involving a truck and a Golf salon at Gwargwaje community of Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the early hours of Friday claimed 11 lives while four others were injured, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said. “Preliminary investigation revealed that the golf, carrying 11 people,…
