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Container crash: Sanwo-Olu directs trial of truck owner, as govt takes measures to stop truck accidents

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2023 0

BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE Lagos State Government has said it will explore measures to forestall incidents of truck accidents in the state. This is coming on the heels of the tragic incident which occurred on Sunday on Ojuelegba Bridge, involving a container-laden truck and bus. The container was said

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14 burnt to death in Lagos-Ibadan expressway multiple accidents

Ihesiulo Grace 8 May 2021 0

Success Nwogu Fourteen (14) people were burnt to death as a result of multiple accidents along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The dead victims comprised 11 adults and three children, who were said to have been burnt beyond recognition, during the accidents that happened about 8:20 p.m. on Thursday. It was also learnt that three passengers, however, […]

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11 killed, 44 injured in Ogun road accidents

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2020 0

Abeokutav- Eleven persons died while 44 others sustained injuries in various road crashes in the state since commencement of lockdown between April 4 and May 8. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Monday. Akinbiyi explained that during […]

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NGO sensitises 30 on first responder scheme to reduce deaths from accidents

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2019 0

The Health Emergency Initiative says it has trained no fewer than 30 people in the last one month on first responder scheme to reduce deaths from accidents on the highways. Its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Paschal Achunine, made this known at the weekend shortly after the initiative’s charity health walk in Lagos. Achunine said that […]

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Okada Accidents Increase by 34% in 2015-LASG

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2015 0

Lagos State Government on Tuesday said the number of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada related accidents, have increased in the last four months by 34 percent. Meanwhile, the state government has revealed that at least 61, 138 vehicles that violated the state road traffic law were impounded in 2014, even as it said 400 Bus […]