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FRSC: 411 Nigerians Died in 2024 from Fuel Scooping Accidents

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According to the Benue Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, 411 Nigerians died in 2024 while collecting fuel from downed tankers. At a town hall meeting with tanker and trailer drivers on crash avoidance in Makurdi on Tuesday, Sector Commander Mr. Steve Ayodele revealed the information. According to Ayodele, the figure is more than fatalities and accounts for 7.6% of all traffic-related deaths in 2024 alone. The town hall meeting’s theme, “Discourage Fuel Scooping and Other Anti-Road Traffic Attitudes,” was intended to reduce these collisions, according to the…

No helmet, no riding on highways, FRSC warns motorcyclists

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The Ondo State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has reaffirmed its intention to arrest any biker who is not wearing a crash helmet while riding on the state’s highways. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria in Akure, the state capital, on Sunday, Dr. Samuel Ibitoye, the FRSC State Sector Commander, issued the warning. According to Ibitoye, the corps has increased its efforts to apprehend, seize, and prosecute any biker who is not wearing a helmet while riding on a highway. He clarified that the majority of…

Fatal Bus Crash in Ondo Claims 30 Lives

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The Ondo Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps reported that 30 people died in a road accident on the Benin-Ore-Ijebu Ode Expressway at Onipetesi community in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday evening. The victims were reportedly killed when two buses they were traveling in collided head-on and caught fire. FRSC Sector Commander, Samuel Ibitoye, confirmed the incident, stating that preliminary investigations indicate one of the vehicles was driving against traffic. He reported that 28 people were burned beyond recognition at the scene, while two…

Two Die, 15 Others Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Accident – FRSC Confirms

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Two Die, 15 Others Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Accident - FRSC Confirms

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reported that two individuals lost their lives and 15 others sustained injuries in a single-vehicle accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. Florence Okpe, the spokesperson for the FRSC in Ogun, confirmed the tragic incident on Thursday in Abeokuta. According to Okpe, the accident took place at 4:34 p.m. on Thursday and was attributed to a tyre burst, which led to a loss of control, causing the bus to overturn and crash. She detailed that there were…