Two people were injured on Saturday after a 20-foot container truck overturned following a collision with another truck at New Garage, along Ikorodu Road, Ojota, Lagos State. The accident, involving a truck with registration number SUL 460 ZY, caused significant traffic disruption as the overturned vehicle obstructed about half of the carriageway. The Permanent Secretary…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has rescued a critically injured victim of a hit-and-run crash at Ojota, Lagos. The incident occurred over the weekend along the main carriageway from Ketu inward Ojota, where an unidentified motorist reportedly knocked down the victim and fled the scene. According to LASTMA, officers who arrived at the…
One person has died while two others sustained injuries in a multiple-vehicle crash along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road corridor in Lagos. The accident occurred at New Road, inward Jakande, and involved a Mack flat-bed articulated trailer, a Toyota mini truck and two motorcycles. According to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), preliminary investigations revealed…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos Three persons have been confirmed dead while three others sustained injuries in a fatal road crash involving a truck and a crane along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway in Ogun State. The accident occurred at about 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday, a few metres before the Babcock University Junction in Ikenne Local Government Area. According…
A female motorist has died in a lone road accident at Mongoro, inward Ile-Zik, along a major route in Lagos after her vehicle reportedly veered off the road and crashed into a building. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) disclosed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday by its Director of Public Affairs…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector Command, has advised motorists to use alternative routes following two separate road crashes on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which left one person dead and two others injured in the early hours of Friday. According to the FRSC, the first crash…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has arrested a tanker driver who allegedly fled the scene after fatally knocking down a commercial delivery motorcycle rider along Kodesho Road in Ikeja. The fatal crash occurred opposite Mrs Filling Station, inward Awolowo Way/Oba Akran, along the Maryland-Ikeja corridor, when a fully loaded tanker,…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has rescued three persons trapped in a multiple-vehicle collision along the LASU-Isheri Road at Iyana School, inward Igando, following a crash allegedly caused by brake failure on a heavy-duty truck. According to LASTMA, the accident involved a MACK flatbed truck, a Toyota Sienna and two…
Road traffic deaths have declined by 21 per cent globally over the past 15 years despite a significant increase in the number of vehicles on the world’s roads, according to a new report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The report, released on Tuesday, showed that road traffic fatalities dropped between 2011 and 2025,…
