A tragic incident occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday, November 17, 2024, when a reckless truck driver crushed a revenue collector to death and fled the scene. The victim, whose identity is yet to be confirmed, was reportedly collecting tolls at a toll gate when the fatal accident happened. Eyewitness accounts suggest that the Read More…
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LASTMA salvages debris from BRT bus/trailer accident
Dorman Long bridge now free of impediments Traffic is now free along the Dorman Long bridge inward Fadeyi. This follows an all-night salvage of an accident involving a Primero TSL BRT bus and all loaded trailer. Men of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) spent the entire night from Sunday evening into Monday morning Read More…
[Breaking] BRT Bus and Loaded Trailer in Dorman Long bridge accident
Expected traffic queue from Barracks to Fadeyi expected on Monday Unless authorities clear debris on the Dorman Long bridge in Surulere overnight, city travellers should expect a long traffic queue on Monday morning. This is because of an accident involving a Primero TSL BRT bus and a loaded trailer. According to an alert from the Read More…
11 injured as diesel tanker explodes in Lagos
No fewer than 11 people sustained injuries when a tanker, loaded with diesel, exploded on the Otedola bridge on Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday in Lagos. Olusegun Ogungbemide, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, confirmed the incident in a statement Saturday evening. Diesel Tanker Explodes Near Otedola Estate A tanker Read More…
2 die, 11 injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway auto crash
The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) in Ogun, says two persons died while 11 others sustained injuries in a multiple accident on Lagos – Ibadan Expressway, on Monday. The Public Relations Officer of TRACE, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, that four vehicles were involved in the Read More…
1 burnt, 2 injured in Lagos tankers explosion
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says rescue operations have so far recovered a burnt body beyond recognition at the scene of Sunday’s explosion, involving four vehicles along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Rescue operations were still ongoing at the scene of the accident involving three tankers and a truck. Providing update at 9:00a.m., Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, FRSC Lagos Read More…