The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it recorded 2,690 road traffic crashes nationwide between January and March. The Corps Public Education Officer
The corpses of the victims have been deposited at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH).
Others who were injured during the mishap have been admitted to various clinics and hospitals for treatment.
Confirming the incident, the Kwara State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Jonathan Owoade, warned commercial drivers and motorist against speed violation while driving, adding that commuters should always be alert and alive to caution any over-speeding driver during journeys.
“The issue is very unfortunate but I can confirm to you that the FRSC received a call at around 6.35 a.m. about a fatal accident involving two vehicles, a commercial bus and an articulated vehicle this morning.
Stranded commuters lament as fallen container causes gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe
Published 26 April 2021
Commuters on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were on Sunday stranded for several hours as a fallen container on the Long Bridge caused gridlock on the road.
It was gathered that the driver of a containerised truck moving outward Lagos lost control on the bridge around 3pm and the container fell and blocked the entire outward lane of the road, causing gridlock for vehicles going out of Lagos.
However, some impatient motorists drove against the traffic and blocked the Lagos-bound vehicles.
Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps and the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps were on the ground to control traffic flow.
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)) in Kwara State on Monday confirmed the death of one person in a crash that occurred at Olola area on Bode Saadu-Ilorin road.
FRSC Sector Commander Jonathan Owoade who confirmed the incident in a statement said that the crash occurred at about 8:23 a.m. and that it was a fatal crash, NAN reports.
Owoade said that the accident involved two articulated vehicles; a fuel tanker and another articulated vehicle.
He further attributed the accident to be as a result of brake failure and wrong overtaking.
“This morning our attention was called to a multiple road traffic crash involving a tanker and a trailer at Olola area, along Bode Saadu-Ilorin road axis.