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  • Road accidents kill four, injure four in Ogun

    Two separate road accidents in different locations in Ogun State have left four persons dead and four others injured on Wednesday.

    The first accident which occurred at the President Paint – Onibukun stretch of the Iju-Atan road, involved a truck marked JJJ 197 XU and a motorcycle with registration number QT 76 9EKY, resulted in the death of the motorcyclist.

    It was learnt that the truck knocked down the motorcyclist when he rider attempted to overtake it.

    The remains of dead have been taken at the morgue of the State General hospital,Ota while the truck has also been evacuated to the Atan Police Division.

    The second accident which claimed the lives of three persons – a male and two females, happened at Baagbon area of Odeda in Odeda Local Government Area of the state and involved a taxi car marked GBE 481 XA and Toyota Corolla.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the separate accidents, identified inappropriate overtaking as the cause of both.

    Akinbiyi added that in respect of the second accident, the injured were rescued and taken to the State General Hospital, Ijaiye, while remains of the dead were deposited at the morgue of the General Hospital, Odeda.

  • Eight Edo indigenes coming from Spain die in accident

    Eight persons, five males and three females, have lost their lives in an accident on Tuesday morning when a Hummer bus conveying them rammed into a Mack truck.

    The accident occurred around 8:30am at the Wictech stretch of the Lagos – Ibadan expressway about two km away from Danco filling station.

    The victims – all believed to be Edo State indigenes, who just flew into the country from Spain this morning, had chartered the bus marked BEN 313 YX on the fleet of Iyare Motors and were going to Benin City for an engagement, when the accident happened.

    Operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps(TRACE) were sighted evacuating victims, clearing obstructions and directing traffic.

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    The Public Relations Officer of TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident to The Nation, said the driver of the speeding hummer bus ram into the rear of a truck marked MUS 730 XN in bids to overtake it.

    Akinbiyi said seven of the victims died at the accident scene while one other died later. Their remains have been deposited at the morgue of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu where two others rescued alive, were also receiving treatment.

  • Car crushes three men to death in Ogun

    Three young men believed to be friends were crushed to death on Wednesday afternoon at the Adedero village, off Kobape – Siun Road, Ogun State, by a hit- and run driver.

    The victims hailed from northern part of the country.

    It was learnt that the trio were standing at the roadside when the speeding vehicle veered of its track and knocked them down.

    Two of them died on the spot while third victim was taken to a private hospital in Abeokuta by the Operatives of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE).

    He died some minutes later.

    The Nation gathered the driver was driving a private vehicle and heading to Abeokuta along with his family members.

    He was intercepted by a police team attached to the Quick Response Squad (QRS) stationed at the entrance of the Governor’s Office in Oke – Mosan.

    The Public Relations Officer of the TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said the remains of the victims have deposited at the State hospital in Ijaiye, Abeokuta.

    He said: “it was hit and run situation and two of the victims are all confirmed dead while the third victim was been taken to Joseph and Christianah Hospital, Oke Ilewo, Abeokut, but later died.”

     

     

  • Accident claims 12 lives on Lagos – Ibadan expressway

    A dozen of passengers – six males and six females, have died in a road accident which also left five other persons  injured  on Saturday afternoon when a commercial bus collided with a truck.
    The accident which occurred at the Ogunmakin(Ogun State) stretch of the Lagos – Ibadan expressway near the Foursquare Camp, involved a truck marked  LSD 138 XQ and a bus with registration number : AAA 886 XR.
    The accident created not a small traffic gridlock for travellers on the highway even as the Operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps(TRACE) were sighted frantically clearing obstructions, evacuating victims and re – directing traffics.
    The Public Relations Officer of TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said 17 people were involved.
    Akinbiyi attributed the cause to
    “wrongful overtaking on the part of the bus which collided with an oncoming truck.”
    The TRACE Image Maker added that 12 people died in the accident while five persons were also injured.
    He noted that the injured were taken to the IFE-OLUWA PLUS Hospital, Ogunmakin, while the dead victims were taken to the FOS Mortuary, Ipara, Ogun State.

  • Bus crushes two women to death in Ogun

    A commercial bus on Monday crushed two women to death when the driver lost control at Ifo area on Lagos – Abeokuta Expressway.

    Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency ( TRACE ), confirmed the incident to our correspondent in Abeokuta.

    Akinbiyi said that the accident which happened around 10: 30 a.m. was caused by dangerous driving by the bus driver.

    He stated that the Mazda bus with registration number KRD-689 XH was heading for Abeokuta from Lagos.

    “We gathered from eyewitness account that the bus left the road and hit the two women by the road side.

    “Immediately after the accident, we learnt the passengers inside the bus, including the driver and conductor, absconded before the arrival of the police,” he said.

    The TRACE spokesman said that the remains of the deceased were taken to Ifo General Hospital mortuary by the police.

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  • Bus crushes two women to death in Ogun

    A commercial bus on Monday crushed two women to death in Ifo, Ogun State.

    An eyewitness said the Mazda bus with registration number KRD 689 XH veered off the road and crushed the two women standing by the roadside at the Ilepa – Ifo stretch of the Lagos – Abeokuta expressway.

    The victims are said to be Fulani women.

    The driver of the bus, conductor and passengers abandoned the vehicle at the scene of the accident and fled.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident to The Nation, blamed it on “dangerous driving.”

    Akinbiyi said the remains of the victims had been taken to the Ifo General Hospital Mortuary by the police.

     

  • Two die, three injured in Lagos-Sagamu expressway accident

    Road traffic accident on Lagos – Sagamu expressway has left two persons dead and three others injured on Thursday morning.

    The accident which involved a Golf car marked FKJ 764 XB, a mini truck with registration number ABG 352 ZD and unmarked bus carrying musical equipment, occurred when the bus ran into the mini truck in bid to avoid colliding with the golf car.

    The driver of the bus and a passenger died at the accident scene.

    It was learnt that the driver of the golf car created the commotion leading to accident when he drove into the expressway from the adjoining road without looking out for on – coming vehicles.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, attributed the cause to careless driving.

    “We learnt the Benz mini-bus was coming from Ijebu-Ode this morning loaded with Musical instruments, when in an attempt to avoid hitting a Golf car which suddenly entered the expressway, ran into a mini-truck carrying diesel with two occupants inside.

    “Out of the three passengers in the bus, two died on the spot, including the driver, while the third passenger was injured along with two other persons in the truck carrying diesel,” Akinbiyi said.

    According to him, the injured were taken to Idera hospital, Ajaka, in Sagamu and remains of the dead kept at the Fakoya hospital also in Sagamu.

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  • Three die, 10 injured in Ijebu -Ode-Ore expressway  accident

    Multiple vehicles accident on Ijebu – Ode – Ore expressway has claimed three lives – a female passenger and two male passengers, and injured 10 others on Tuesday morning.

    The accident occurred around 11am at the Odogbolu stretch of the expressway, involved a bus on the fleet of God Is Good Motors transport company marked  AYJ836XK and a Mercedes Benz (Mack) with registration number  SKB 844AA.

    It was learnt that in an attempt by the bus which was sandwiched at the time between two trucks to overtake them, it had side collision with the truck on its left hand side, swerved and collided with the second truck, according to Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi.

    Also, the Sector Commander, Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Clement Oladele, who confirmed the accident to The Nation, attributed the cause to “wrongful overtaking, speeding and loss of control.”

    Oladele said 19 people were involved in the accident, adding that the dead had been taken to the morgue of State Hospital  Ijebu – Ode while the injured were taken to Ro’ona  Hospital also in Ijebu – Ode for medical attention.

    “The dead were deposited at the ijebu Ode General Hospital Mortuary, while the injured victims were taken to Ro’ona Hospital, Ijebu Ode for medical attention.

    “Also, the vehicles involved were handed over to the Nigeria Police Force, Odogbolu Division,” he said.

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  • Two die, five injures in Ogun road crash

    A lone accident involving a commercial bus along Siun – Kobape stretch of the Abeokuta – Sagamu road has left two women dead and five others injured.

    The Mazda bus marked marked KSF 347 XG took off around 7:55 am at the popular Kuto garage and was carrying 14 passengers to Ijebu – Ode when one of its tyres gave along with the chassis at the Siun – Kobape area.

    The driver lost control of the wheel, rammed into a concrete structure on the road median, somersaulted and in the process, two female passengers were thrown out of the window – and died.

    The Operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were sighted helping evacuating victims and directing traffic.

    The Public Relations Officer of TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said it was a lone accident that happened when the bus’ front tyre by the driver’s side, pulled out with the chassis while on motion.

    “When the vehicle lost control, it ran into the road divider, hit the electric pole by the side and somersaulted. It was in the course of the somersault that two female passengers were thrown out of the vehicle, because they didn’t wear seat belts and died.

    “Remains of the dead passengers were deposited at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, while three of the injured were taken to the same OOUTH and four others taken to Owode General Hospital, Owode,” Akinbiyi said.

     

  • Driver dies as he rams bus into truck on expressway

    Driver dies as he rams bus into truck on expressway

    An accident at Ibafo corridor of the Lagos – Ibadan expressway has left one person dead when a hummer bus rammed into a moving truck.

    The accident which involved a Mack Truck with registration number KRD 995 XG and a Toyota Hummer bus marked LSD 533 XL, occurred by noon at the Ibafo bus stop along the expressway.

    It was learnt that the bus driver was on high speed, and oblivious of his nearing the busy bus stop and ran into the truck when it lessen its speed at the area.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said the driver  of the  bus  smashed the truck and the impact left him dead.

    “The dead driver of the Hummer Bus was taken to the morgue of Divine Touch Hospital, while the accidented vehicles were taken to the Ibafo Divisional Police headquarters,” Babatunde said.

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