A routine journey ended in tragedy on Monday after a mother and her child were crushed to death when two heavily loaded container trucks overturned at Mile 2, near Freeman Market, inward Apapa, Lagos State. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed the heartbreaking incident in a statement...
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Former Manchester United goalkeeper André Onana has escaped injury after a car crash in Turkey, hours after keeping a clean sheet in Trabzonspor’s 2-0 victory over Hearts in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday night. Onana was reportedly driving home with his family through the Yomra district of Trabzon...
Ten people were injured on Wednesday after a multiple-vehicle crash on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, while emergency responders also prevented what could have been a tragic train collision at Ilupeju Bypass after a commercial bus broke down on a railway track. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency...
A man and his son have been burnt beyond recognition after a commercial tricycle conveying their family caught fire following a collision with a bus at Sabon Barki in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The accident, which occurred at about 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, also left...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sadness over the crash on Monday morning of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 jet near a naval base in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The aircraft was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos when the accident occurred. The President in a statement...
No fewer than 20 people have been killed in a multiple road crash along the Hawan Kibo–Jos road in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), which confirmed the incident, said five other people sustained injuries in the crash involving four vehicles. The...
A 40-foot container truck on Tuesday crashed into six other vehicles at Kara Bridge, inward OPIC, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway after reportedly developing a mechanical fault while in motion. The impact left seven vehicles involved in the accident, causing temporary traffic disruption along the busy highway before emergency responders...
At least 25 people, most of them children and teenagers, have lost their lives after a passenger bus crashed into a ravine on Cabo Verde’s Fogo Island. The fatal accident occurred on Saturday as the bus was returning to the city of Sao Filipe from an excursion to Cha...
Stakeholders in accident, disaster, and Emergency Management have stressed the need for stronger collaboration and synergy among Emergency Response Agencies in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to enhance quick and coordinated responses to all emergencies. The multi -sector stakeholders spoke during the 2026Summit, with the theme: Strengthening Multi-Agency Collaboration...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to steer clear of the Kara Bridge/Ojodu Berger section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway following multiple road crashes that occurred in the early hours of Friday, July 24, 2026. The crashes have resulted in severe traffic congestion along the busy corridor as...
At least six people lost their lives on Tuesday after a gas-laden truck exploded near an Army checkpoint along the Abuja–Lokoja Federal Highway in Kogi State. The incident occurred within the Chikara Division area, where police, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials and Motor Traffic Division personnel responded to...
Six people lost their lives while eight others were rescued after a devastating multi-vehicle crash triggered a fire outbreak near the Ibadan Toll Gate on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday night. The Oyo State Fire Service said its personnel responded swiftly to the emergency after receiving a distress call...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed a serious train accident involving the Warri–Itakpe Train Service (WITS) corridor at Agbor, Delta State. The corporation, in a statement issued on Monday, also confirmed the death of 3 persons. It said rescue and emergency response operations were immediately activated while all...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recorded one of its most remarkable operational achievements in recent years as the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir Special Patrol Operations delivered significant reductions across critical road safety indices nationwide. The recorded outcome is another proof of the effectiveness of the Corps’ proactive traffic management strategies,...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed a fatal crash that occurred on Monday, 23 March 2026, within the Tafa axis of Niger State, resulting in the loss of ten (10) lives. The incident, which falls under the operational coverage of RS7.26A Tafa Outpost, highlights the grave consequences of...
Another cameraman with the Bauchi State Television Authority (BATV), Kabiru Ahmed Ilaleh, has died from injuries sustained in a recent ghastly road accident in Bauchi State. He was 56 years old. Kabiru died in the early hours of Sunday, March 1, 2026, at the New Surgical Complex of the...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has strongly condemned the reckless driving habits of some truck operators plying the Sango–Ota corridor, following a fatal accident at the Ota Toll Gate area that claimed seven lives. The crash, which involved a trailer tanker reportedly affected by brake failure, resulted in the...
No fewer than 14 journalists sustained varying degrees of injuries following a road accident on Friday, February 6, 2026, along the Duguri–Yashi Highway in Bauchi State. The journalists were on official assignment covering the commissioning and inspection of projects executed by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) across the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Sunday Ndidi, father of Super Eagles captain and Besiktas midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi. Sunday Ndidi reportedly died in a fatal road accident on Tuesday in Umunede, near Agbor, Delta State, plunging his family and the Nigerian football community...
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Sagamu, Ogun State, has adjourned the trial of Adeniyi Kayode, the driver involved in the tragic road accident that claimed the lives of two key members of boxing star Anthony Joshua’s camp, to February 25, 2026. Kayode, 46, is standing trial over a fatal...