Skip to main content

Three die, 11 injured in Lagos/Ibadan expressway auto crash

                                            File photo of an Accident scene of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway
Three persons lost their lives while eleven others sustained various degrees of injury in a road accident when a Mazda bus somersaulted, near Makun city on the Lagos/Ibadan expressway on Friday.
Clement Oladele, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun, who confirmed the incident, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Saturday that the somersault was preceded by excessive speed, tyre burst, and the driver’s subsequent loss of control.
Mr Oladele further explained that the bus, with registration number FST 578 XM, somersaulted many times, leading to the death of three persons, while 11 others sustained various degrees of injury.
“Three male adults, eight female adults were injured, while one male adult and two female adults were killed in the accident,” he said.
The FRSC official said the injured victims had been taken to Idera Hospital in Sagamu, while the bodies of the three people who lost their lives had been deposited at the morgue in Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu.
Oladele urged motorists to drive with standard tyres.
He also advised them to use their day time running lights, due to poor visibility, common in the early morning and late evening hours.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Area Commanders, DPOs On Payroll Of Fraudsters – Lagos CP

Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni has warned Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) in the state police command to shun bribery or leave the state, saying that some of them are on the payroll of fraudsters. Owoseni stated this during a lecture on Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officers at the Police Officers’ Wives’ Association (POWA) Hall, Ikeja. He warned that the era of impunity and corruption among cops was gone, appealing to his subordinates to come for transfer if they would not want to play by the rules in the state. He said: “I am tired of hearing about shooting or killing of innocent persons. No one has the right to take another man’s life. It is only God that has the right to take life. “It is your responsibility as a DPO to know those who are collecting bribe under you. If you refuse to stop them, they will stop you from being a DPO. “It is embarrassing to see policemen collecting bribes and chasing yahoo yahoo boys for a DPO. I ...

Nigerian Army ambush Boko Haram bomb expert, recovers over 200 cows

Troops of 21 Brigade, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, in conjunction with elements of 121 Battalion, on Friday 22nd December 2017, laid an ambush for Boko Haram terrorists at one of their suspected crossing points near Firgi, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. During the ambush, the troops neutralized one of the terrorists suspected to be an expert Improvised Explosives Device (IED) expert, while other terrorists escaped with gunshot wounds. The gallant troops recovered 1 Gas Cylinder suspected to be for IED, 2 Water Bottles and 1 Motorcycle. In another development, troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade, Operation LAFIYA DOLE on Saturday 23rd December 2017 following a report that suspected Boko Haram terrorists have rustled and carted away over 200 cows at Makandari Village in Kala Balge Local Government Area, mobilized a fighting patrol which pursued the terrorists to Beneri village where contact was made. The patrol team engaged the terrorists and neutralized 2 of the crim...
  A female passenger has called out the driver of a ride hailing app for masturbating while she was in his car.   The woman shared a screenshot of the driver's profile on the ride hailing app and called him a bastard.     When people asked what the man did to her and why she's insulting him, she shared a video showing the sexual assault she was subjected to during a ride in his car in Abuja.   "Don't do that," the woman is heard warning the driver during the ride.   The camera then zeros in on the man's crotch to show him holding his naked penis in his hand    The women is heard saying that he has been touching her since and is now touching himself in her presence.   Some Twitter users have criticized the woman for remaining in the car while the assault was going on. Others pointed out that it was a risky situation and if she had lashed out, he might either knock her out, kidnap her, or cause an accident that'll kill her.     Nigeri...