Transport

Truck, cargo operators bemoan attacks on truck drivers

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 January 2024 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Lagos State Truck and Cargo Operators Committee (LASTCOC) has condemned the unjustified and unwarranted extortion and assault of truck drivers in Lagos State by hoodlums. The call is coming in the wake of an attack on a truck driver by hoodlums along the Mile 2 –

Transportation

Truck accidents: Lagos to curb reckless driving through transport reform law

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Lagos State Government has again condemned in strong terms the incessant truck accidents happening within the State and has warned owners and drivers of articulated vehicles against recklessness, saying any driver or owner found to be complicit in any truck accident will be arrested and prosecuted in accordance with the State […]

News

Truck kills pedestrian in Onitsha

Ihesiulo Grace 6 March 2020 0

A road traffic accident involving a truck   around Upper-Iweka, Onitsha in Anambra has led to the death of a pedestrian. Mr Andrew Kumapayi, State Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, confirmed the incident to our reporters on Friday in Awka. Kumapayi said the accident, which occurred at about 3:20 p.m., […]

News

Truck crushes 10-year old girl to death in Ondo

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2020 0

Tragedy struck as a lorry loaded with sand crushed a 10-year old girl, Anuoluwapo Oguneso to death along Okitipupa main market, Ayeka Road in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. The accident which happened on Wednesday evening caused panic among market women, passersby and residents of the area. An eye witness who preferred anonymity […]

Crime News

39 found dead inside truck in UK

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2019 0

Police in the UK have launched a murder investigation in southeast England after 39 people were found dead in a truck container at an Essex industrial park. One of the victims was a teenager. Authorities believe the truck, which originated in Bulgaria, entered the UK through the Welsh port of Holyhead over the weekend. A […]

Abuja Times

Truck kills woman on commercial motorcycle in Ogun

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2019 0

Sango-Ota (Ogun) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Sunday, confirmed the killing of a woman in an accident on Toll Gate-Sango Ota in Ogun by a truck Mr Akeem Ganiyu, the Sango-Ota Unit Commander of FRSC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota that the accident happened at about 12.45 am. […]

Editorial

Wake up call to tanker, truck owners

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2018 0

Recent warning by the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) that tanker and truck owners would now be prosecuted alongside their drivers involved in accidents, as a result of reckless driving is very timely. The number of lives wasted on daily basis by the recklessness of tanker and truck drivers is very alarming. There is no […]

News In Brief

Truck runs into people on Lagos-Ibadan road

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2017 0

Several casualties have been recorded after a high capacity trailer lost control and rammed into the road barrier around the Mountain of Fire Ministries along Lagos-Ibadan express way. More to follow