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107 Deaths, 160 Road Accidents Record in Osun State – FRSC

Joshua Oladipo Nov 16, 2020 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun says no fewer than 107 deaths were recorded in 160 road accidents between January and October 2020 across the state. The Sector Commander in the state, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, made the…

Government

FRSC Partners With Stakeholders in Katsina to Reduce Road Accidents

Zubairu Idris Nov 11, 2020 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Katsina State Sector Command, has urged all stakeholders to partner with the corps to reduce the high rate of accidents on the highways that result in loss of lives and property. The Sector…

Autos

Reinforcing The Message of Safer Vehicles on the Roads

John Ogunsemore Oct 14, 2020 0

The Nigerian roads have witnessed many unnecessary deaths for years such that the figures of road crashes fatalities continually scale upwards without restraints. Among other road accident causing factors, vehicles with mechanical defects…

Government

‘More Lives Had Been Lost to Road Accidents Than to Pandemic’- FRSC

Aisha Cole Oct 7, 2020 0

Asst. Corps Marshal Imoh Etuk, Zonal Commanding Officer RS2 ( Lagos/Ogun), on Tuesday urged road users to be more careful during Ember months to avoid accidents, deaths and injuries. Etuk also advised them to comply fully with…

Transportation

Road Crashes Claim More Lives Than Insurgency- FRSC

Alaba-Olusola Oke Feb 1, 2020 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that road crashes claim more lives than insurgent attacks in the country. SEE ALSO: Road Accident Claims 12 Lives in Niger Mr. Godwin Ogagaoghene, the Zonal Commander in Charge of Oyo,…

Government

Crashes: FG tasks FRSC on more enforcement of Road Traffic Rules

Ibironke Ariyo Jan 22, 2020 0

The Federal Government on Wednesday urged Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to redouble efforts in tackling road accidents in the country. SEE ALSO: Nigeria records 1,618 deaths from road accidents in 3 months Secretary to Government…

Metro

Road Crash: Pregnant woman, 3 others killed in Edo

News Agency of Nigeria Oct 26, 2019 0

A pregnant woman and three other people were killed on Saturday when a vehicle rammed on them at Uselu road on the Ugbowo-Benin highway. A witness said the pregnant woman with three other people who were siblings were…

Features

FRSC: Fatal car crashes in Nassarawa to be investigated

Olukayode Babalola Sep 19, 2019 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commenced investigations into the two ghastly motor accidents that claimed about 29 lives and left many others injured within seven days in Nassarawa state. Mr Ismailia Kugu, Sector Commander of…

Metro

Many road accidents still caused by phone use – Expert

Yashim Katurak Sep 14, 2018 0

Dr Arikawe Adeolu, a Medical Practitioner, Federal Medical Center, Jabi, Abuja, has urged the public to stop using phones while on the road in order to curtail road traffic accidents. Adeolu in an interview with the News Agency of…

Government

Sallah: 14 passengers escape death in Ondo

News Agency of Nigeria Aug 21, 2018 0

No fewer than 14 people escaped death on Sallah day when an articulated vehicle laden with gas fell on a commercial bus on the Ore-Lagos Expressway in Ondo State. Mr Rotimi Adeleye, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in the…

Government

Car theft:FRSC advise motorists to take precautionary measures at parking lots

News Agency of Nigeria Aug 9, 2018 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday called on motorists to always take precautionary measures at parking lots to avoid car theft. Mr Livinus Okonkwo, the Assistant Corps Commander of Dutse-Alhaji Unit Command of FRSC in…

Metro

NBS says 1, 466 Nigerians died in road accidents in 1st quarter

News Agency of Nigeria Apr 27, 2017

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said 1, 466 Nigerians died in road accidents in the first quarter of 2017, according to its Road Transport Data. The NBS Road Transport Data for the 1st Quarter of 2017 posted on its website stated…

Metro

3,400 people die daily in road accidents- UITH’s Research Director

News Agency of Nigeria Jan 10, 2017

A medical researcher, Dr Abdulrasheed Nasir, on Tuesday said no fewer than 3,400 people die daily across the world as a result road crashes. Nasir, Director, Centre for Injury Research and Safety Promotion, Department of Surgery,…

Metro

Man Accidentally Shoots Self In Hunting Expedition in Ondo

Etinosa Osayimwen Feb 27, 2013 0

A middle-aged man identified as Olanipekun Abiodun, yesterday shot himself dead during a hunting expedition at Agbalaku forest in Arigidi Akoko in Akoko Northwest Local Government Area of Ondo state. The deceased was said to have…

Metro

Six Killed In Accident On Abuja-Lokoja Road

Fidelis Onoja Jan 9, 2013 1

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Kogi has confirmed the death of six people in an accident that occurred on Tuesday on the Lokoja-Abuja road. The state FRSC Sector Commander, Garba Mohammed, said in Lokoja that the accident…