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  • TRACE advises drivers to be safety-conscious

    The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has come out with a safety conscious campaign known as ‘Ember Months Campaign’ aimed at reducing the accident rate on the roads and making the yuletide period safe for all road users.

    This year’s ‘Ember Months Campaign, according to the TRACE Corps Commander/CEO ‘Seni Ogunyemi, will wear a new look with a resolve to achieving maximum result.

    He said: “Having been directed by the State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, to ensure accident-free yuletide, and after weeks of deliberation by TRACE executives, we came up with this year’s ‘Ember Months Campaign, believing that it will surely land us good result.

    “We intend to take the safety campaign to the door-steps of road users. Motor-garages and parks, to gain attention of commercial drivers and riders, corporate organisations, for the attention of their drivers in private and official capacities.

    “We know the important position religion occupies in our society. So TRACE officials, armed with the gospel of safety consciousness on the road, have been mandated to go to mosques on Friday and churches on Sundays and alert worshippers on the risk in flouting traffic regulations.

    “TRACE officials are also to demonstrate to pedestrians that it is safer always to use Zebra crossing where there is no pedestrian brigde, as well as to drivers and riders to stop for pedestrians at the zebra crossing, that they have the right of way.

    “Our operatives are also to monitor closely drivers and ensure they abide by the traffic rules which forbid taking of alcohol as well as driving against the traffic, and appropriate speed-limit.

    “Other areas of concentration for safety tips are: Do not make or receive phone calls while crossing the road. It is very dangerous;  Cross only at Zebra crossing, traffic signals, subways and foot over-bridges. Where such facilities do not exist, look for a safe place to cross.

    “Walk on the left side of the road facing on-coming traffic, where footpaths are not provided; While crossing wide roads that have central islands, always cross in two stages. Cross to the central Island, stop, and cross when the next section is clear; Where there are no pedestrian crossings, watch the traffic on both sides and cross when it is safe to do so, look left, look right and look left again, then cross if the road is clear.

  • TRACE announces safety measures for ‘ember’ months

    The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has announced its  ‘ember’ months road safety campaign with four cardinal targets.

    He said the activities would include partnering with both electronic and printing media establishments, especially Ogun State Television (OGTV) for safety campaigns, public enlightenment at schools, religious homes and proper enlightenment of offenders, instead of taking punitive measures against them.

    TRACE Corps Commander/CEO, ‘Seni Ogunyemi, while speaking to The Nation, said it was a concluded idea after a series of meetings with transport stakeholders and the corps for the purpose of ensuring safety during the ember months and after in the state.

    Stressing the importance of the activities, Ogunyemi said a team in the Enlightenment Department of TRACE has been mandated to engage the society on a half-hour road safety campaign talk which is going to be a live programme on OGTV, with viewers’ reactions.

    “This, we believe, will go a long way to dissuade road users from flouting traffic laws”, Ogunyemi said.

    According to the TRACE boss, the next target of enlightenment campaign is going to be schools to catch children young as obedient citizens of the society as far as road traffic is concern.

    He said the students would be taught the danger in driving against the road traffic, as well as other rules, not forgetting the gains in obeying them, so that they can easily challenge anybody, be it their parents or drivers who drive them against the traffic laws.

    Ogunyemi said that the enlightenment team, armed with the same message, would be moving to mosques and churches to enlighten worshippers.

    The TRACE boss further said that offenders apprehended during the period of the campaign would undergo a thorough traffic counselling, adding that the programme is not meant to be punitive but corrective, all for the purpose of saving lives.

  • Hit-and-run vehicle crushes mother, child to death in Ogun

    A hit – and – run driver on Friday, crushed a woman and baby strapped to her back to death with his Mitsubishi vehicle in Ogun State.

    The accident which occurred at the Agro Service, Odeda, corridor of Abeokuta-Ibadan highway, also left the woman’s toddler she held by the hand with injuries.

    The Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said the vehicle marked LSR604XQ “lost control due to over speeding and rammed into the woman and his child, killing her and the one she backed but injured the one she held to her hand.”

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    Akinbiyi added that the driver, unfortunately, ran away before TRACE Operatives got to the accident scene.

    According to him, the accident vehicle has been towed to the Odeda Police Division while the remains of the dead were evacuated to the Odeda General Hospital.

    However, the injured toddler was also taken to the Omo Arewa Hospital Odeda for treatment.

  • Unidentified car kills one, injures two in Ogun – TRACE

    The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps ( TRACE ) in Sango-Ota, Ogun, said on Tuesday that one died while two sustained various injuries in an accident that involved an unidentified car at Ilo-Awera, beside Ivy School, Sango-Ota.

    Mr Adekunle Ajibade, the TRACE Unit Commander at Sango-Ota, who confirmed the incident to our reporter in Ota, said that the accident happened at about 10.40 p.m. on Monday.

    Ajibade explained that an unidentified car that was heading towards the Toll-Gate at Sango-Ota, knocked down a motorcyclist with two passengers, as a result of speeding.

    “Before TRACE officials could get to the scene, one of the victims was rescued by witnesses, while the other two were taken to the General Hospital, Ota.

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    “One of the passengers who was rushed to the state hospital at Ota was rejected, due to the serious nature of his injuries and the victim died soon after the doctor commenced treatment at a privately-owned medical facility on Idiroko road.

    “The remains of the deceased passenger have been deposited at the mortuary, while the rider is still receiving treatment at the same hospital,’’ he said.

    The unit commander, however, advised motorists to be cautious while motorcyclists are enjoined to always use crash helmets, to avoid unnecessary loss of lives.

  • Truck crushes Okada rider to death in Ogun

    A commercial motor cycle operator has been crushed to death by a truck in an early morning accident along Lagos – Abeokuta road on Monday.

    The accident which occurred at the Ifo stretch of the Lagos – Abeokuta road, involved Iveco truck with registration number AAA 921 XA and Bajaj motorcycle marked FKJ 880 QB.

    It was learnt that the driver of the Iveco truck lost control of the wheel when he allegedly dozed – off and veered into the right of way of the motorcycle rider, crushing him from the rear into in a stationary unmarked Mack truck which was earlier involved in an accident on Sunday night with a Mercedes Benz car marked EG 283 KJA.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps(TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said the commercial motorcycle rider died on the spot and that his remains have been taken to the State General Hospital, Ifo.

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    “An Iveko Truck, which was travelling early this morning, lost control due to fatigue, according to eye witness account, and then rammed into the motorcycle rider (okada rider) from behind against the two accidents vehicles that happened on Sunday night.

    The driver of the Iveko Truck, the accident vehicles, including the motorcycle, have been evacuated to the Ifo Divisional Police Headquarters,” Akinbiyi said.
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  • Truck crushes two to death in Ogun

    An Iveco truck carrying 40 – feet container crushed a commercial motorcycle rider and his passenger to death along Lagos – Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday.

    The Nation gathered that the driver of the truck marked APP 109 XQ lost control of the wheel while on speed, hit the road median and overturned on the highway.

    The truck and the container fell on the Okada rider and his passenger who were on the road at the time and crushed them to death.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said two persons died on the spot.

    Akinbiyi added that the remains of the victims have been taken to the Fakoya mortuary in Sagamu, while the truck, driver and motorcycle are in police custody.

     

     

  • Two killed, 23 injured in Ogun auto crash

    At least two persons were killed when two commercial buses collided with each other along Abeokuta – kobape – Siun Road in Ogun State on Monday.

    23 other persons were seriously injured in the incident.

    The accident which occurred in the morning, involved two Mazda buses marked MUS 585 XT and XQ 583 MUS respectively.

    It was learnt that the driver of the Mazda bus with registration number XQ583MUS going in direction of Abeokuta, lost control of the wheel, veered off his lane to the other side of the road and crashed into the other coming from the opposite direction.

    The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said 23 people – all males – were injured while two others died in the crash.

    Akinbiyi said eight of the injured persons were taken to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, for treatment while 15 others were taken to Lantoro Specialist Hospital also in Abeokuta, for treatment.

    According to him, the remains of the dead were also deposited at the morgue of Lantoro hospital.

     

     

  • 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.

  • Car kills three teachers opposite FRSC office in Ogun

    A driver had knocked down three female teachers in Ogun State with his car, killing the three in the process.

    One of them is said to be a teacher at a public school in Ajebo village.

    The accident which occurred at Alapako, opposite the office of the Ogunmakin unit of the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) stretch of the Lagos – Ibadan expressway, also left one other woman with injuries.

    The Nation learnt that the teachers were standing by the roadside waiting for vehicle to convey them home after school hour when the Toyota Camry car ( 1996 model) marked EPE 140 BP and careering off its lane, knocked them down on Monday evening.

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    According to the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps(TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, “the driver lost control and hit the women (school teachers) standing by the roadside” when “one of the front tyres of the speeding Camry car” suddenly pulled out.

    Akinbiyi stated that the injured was taken to the Victory hospital, Ogere, while the dead were deposited at the FOS Mortuary, Ipara, by the Operatives of the FRSC.

    The TRACE Spokesman added that the accident – vehicle had also been evacuated and taken to the Alapako Police Station, Ogun State.

    It was learnt that the driver was going in the direction of Ibadan, Oyo State, when the accident happened around 4:05pm on Monday.

  • 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.