In a devastating accident on Sunday, three people lost their lives in a multi-vehicle collision after a tanker carrying black oil experienced brake failure. The incident occurred around 6 PM at Second Rainbow, inward Mile 2, along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway. The tanker, fully loaded with black oil, lost control and crashed into two Volkswagen commercial Read More…
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Fatal collision in Lagos claims pedestrian’s life, triggers rescue operation
Tragedy struck in Lagos on Tuesday when a collision involving three commercial vehicles resulted in the death of a male pedestrian. The accident, which occurred at Ketu by Demurin Junction inward Kosofe, Lagos, at approximately 6:45 a.m., involved a Toyota Hiace Bus and two Volkswagen commercial buses. Confirming the incident, Mr. Adebayo Taofiq, Director of Read More…
Joint efforts to eliminate alcohol and drug sales at motor parks can reduce road fatalities, says FRSC Lagos Sector Commander
The Lagos State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Babatunde Farinloye, stressed the importance of collective action to eliminate the sale of alcoholic beverages and drugs at motor parks as a measure to reduce road fatalities. He made this declaration during the commencement of the 2023 Ember Months Road Safety Campaign Read More…
Baby survives crash as six passengers injured at Alaka
A six-month-old baby boy miraculously survived a serious accident on Wednesday afternoon at Alaka inward CMS bridge in Lagos. The incident left six passengers with critical injuries. Eyewitness accounts report that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) promptly rescued the victims and transported them to the Primary Health Centre in Oyingbo, Lagos. Remarkably, the bus Read More…
Lagos more aggressive after #EndSARS – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Saturday, said it arrested over 60,000 traffic offenders on Lagos roads, between January and December 2021. Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, Sector Commander, FRSC, Lagos state, made the disclosure at an End-of-the-Year party Organised by the Badagry Unit Command of the Corps in Badagry. According to the commander, in 2021, Read More…
FRSC arrests 3,187 traffic offenders in Lagos
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Command, said it arrested no fewer than 3,187 traffic offenders during its “30 days operation zero tolerance” in the state. The Lagos Sector Commander, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday. He said the offenders were Read More…
#EndSARS attacks: FRSC receives tow truck, patrol vehicles in Lagos
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Sector Command on Thursday said it had received a 70 tons tow truck and seven other vehicles, including six for patrol, from the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi. The Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the Read More…
Ember months: FRSC tasks Lagos motorists, transport unions
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday called on road users to shun impatience while driving, to prevent unnecessary human and material losses during the 2020 “Ember” months in Lagos. The Sector Commander of FRSC in Lagos State, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Read More…
FRSC monitors Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as interstate travel resumes
The Lagos State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, on Wednesday led officers of the corps to monitor vehicular movement and sensitise motorists plying the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Ogungbemide told newsmen that the exercise followed the Federal Government’s lifting of the restriction order on interstate travel imposed since May Read More…
FRSC launches COVID-19 enlightenment kiosks, flyers in Lagos, Ogun
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) RS 2 Command, Lagos on Friday organised a media launch and public presentation of the FRSC COVID-19 Public Enlightenment Kiosks and Flyers in Ogun and Lagos States. The kiosks and flyers were launched by FRSC in partnership with Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc in Lagos. Mr Samuel Obayemi, the Zonal Read More…