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Motor boy escapes death as truck plunges into river in Ogun
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The Ogun Traffic and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) on Friday, said a motor boy escaped death when a truck plunged into a river at Toll-gate along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
The Sango-Ota Area Commander of TRACE, Mr Adekunle Ajibade, who confirmed the incident to the New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, said the accident happened at about 5.00 a.m.
Ajibade said the motor boy was rescued with the assistance of other traffic agencies like the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the police.
He added that the driver of the truck was coming from the Sango-Ota axis and heading towards the toll gate when he lost control due to brake failure.
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The driver of a Foton Auwan trailer with registration number, KTU 477 XW, while speeding, ran over a yet-to-be-identified female pedestrian crossing the road and crushed her to death in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Saturday.
Eyewitnesses disclosed that the crash was caused by excessive speeding and loss of control by the driver of the articulated vehicle.
Florence Edor, Public Education Officer for the Anambra State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), who confirmed the accident in a statement, said, two persons were involved in the crash comprising one male adult and one female adult.
She said the female adult was rushed to Toronto Hospital, Onitsha by the FRSC rescue team from Upper Iweka Outpost and was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty.
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Published 15 May 2021
Truck drivers on Friday paralysed commercial activities in Onitsha, Anambra State, after two persons were confirmed dead in an auto crash in the area.
The accident was allegedly caused by officials of the Anambra State Transport Management Agency following an altercation with a truck driver at the Upper Iweka area of Onitsha.
The development led to a protest by truck drivers who blocked the Onitsha-Asaba Expressway, resulting in a gridlock for hours.
A source said, “The truck which rammed into two stationed buses was being driven by an ATMA official who collected the key from the truck driver during the altercation. I didn’t know what the truck driver did but I saw the ATMA official dragging the key with him until he succeeded and bolted off.