FRSC decries non-collection of processed drivers’ license in South East
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Mr Owoimaha Udoma, Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has decried the non-collection of thousands of processed drivers’ licenses by the owners in the South-East zone.
Udoma, who is the Zonal Commander in-charge of Zone 9, comprising Abia, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu, on Sunday, noting that in the states under his jurisdiction, no fewer than 2,000 processed licenses remained uncollected in each state.
Udoma said that some of the drivers’ licenses had remained uncollected by their owners for up to two years, lamenting that most often the owners could not be reached either because of a wrong phone number or that their phones could not even receive simple text messages.
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Eleven persons were on Friday injured in a multiple road crash in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State while 41 persons were said to have escaped unhurt.
The accident which occurred around 2pm involved six vehicles with 52 persons on board.
It was gathered that the crash was caused by excessive speeding resulting in loss of control.
An eyewitness said the victims were rescued by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps and rushed to hospitals in the area.
The state FRSC Sector Commander, Andrew Kumapayi, confirmed the incident.
He said, “A multiple and serious crash happened at Ihiala opposite St Anthony Catholic Church at 2pm today, January 1, 2021.
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu
Awka, Jan. 1, 2021 No fewer than 52 people escaped death in an accident involving six vehicles on Ihiala road, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra as the New Year 2021 began on Friday.
Mr Andrew Kumapayi, State Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka.
Kumapayi said the accident which occurred at about 2 p.m., was caused by speeding and loss of control.
“The multiple crash involved a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number AGB268ZT, a Mark Trailer with registration number GWA456YR and another Toyota Hiace bus with registration number NEN106XQ.
Commuters groan over Lagos-Ibadan Expressway gridlock on New Year’s Day
Afeez Hanafi
Many commuters heading for their various destinations on Thursday evening were stuck in traffic snarls on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, spending hours into the New Year on the busy road.
The gridlock, caused by a fallen truck in the Ibafo end of the expressway, stretched to Warewa inwards Lagos and started from Kara Bridge outwards Lagos.
A number of workers shuttling the expressway passed the night in their offices as a result of the gridlock while many commuters in commercial vehicles disembarked and resorted to trekking or taking motorcycles at night.