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  • Truck Crushes Woman in Front of Father’s Hotel in Ogun

    Truck Crushes Woman in Front of Father’s Hotel in Ogun

    A truck has crushed a middle-aged woman at Onihale area, near Owode-Ijako, Ogun State on Thursday, the state Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has said.

    According to reports by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Owode-Ijako Unit Commander of TRACE, Mrs Temitope Oseni, who spoke on behalf of the Corps Commander, Seni Ogunyemi, confirmed that the incident happened at about 8.23 am.

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    Narrating the ugly incident, Oseni recounted how a FAW truck, marked BHN 1353, inbound Onihale area had lost control due to brake failure and rammed into a motorcyclist and a woman who was about to alight in front of her father’s hotel.

    Two boxer motorcycles and four persons were involved in the accident, with a man sustaining injury, Oseni said.

    The TRACE unit commander said that the corpse of the deceased had been released to the family for burial, while the injured was taken to Famous Hospital at Iyana-Ilogbo, Ogun, for treatment.

    Oseni also commiserated with the family of the victim and prayed God to grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.

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    To ensure free flow of traffic on the road, the truck and two motorcycles involved in the accident had been removed.

    It is however advised that to avert loss of life, truck drivers and owners are to ensure that their vehicles are in good condition before putting them on the road.

  • Gas tanker accident kills one, injures three others in Imo

    Gas tanker accident kills one, injures three others in Imo

    A Friday morning accident that occured at Irete in Owerri West Local Goverement Area of Imo state has claimed the life of one person and left three others injured.

    Echotitbits gathered that a bus loaded with fruits reportedly rammed into a gas truck that was heading out from a gas station along Owerri-Onitsha road.

    The impact of the collission had caused the two vehicles to go in flames.

    The Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in charge of Imo and Abia states, Evans Ugoh who confirmed the accident said three injured persons were already in the hospital.

    Although, the two vehicles were completely burnt, officials of the Imo State Fire Service, Red Cross Society, the Police and Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps were on ground to put out the fire.

  • Boat accident kills passengers, Sanwo-Olu warns operators against night travel

    Boat accident kills passengers, Sanwo-Olu warns operators against night travel

    Aftermath of a fatal boat accident that occurred on Friday at about 8pm along Ikorodu Channel, the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led Lagos State Government has reiterated the ban on night travel.

    The governor warned all ferry operators and passengers against violating the laid down rule of ‘No Night Travel’ on Lagos State waterways.

    Speaking on behalf of the Sanwo-Olu administration, Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, said the avoidable boat mishap occurred after an overloaded 20-passenger capacity commercial ferry took off illegally from Ebute-Ero Jetty around 8pm heading towards Ikorodu, but unfortunately ran into an unforeseen object on the waterways causing the boat to capsize.

    He said the immediate rescue efforts deployed by the Sanwo-Olu administration, comprising of Lagos State Inland Waterways Authority (LASWA) search party, local boat operators search team, the Marine Police and Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), were able to save 16 passengers, one in critical condition, while six deaths were recorded.

    The commissioner, alongside LASWA General Manager, Damilola Emmanuel, who was at the Ikorodu scene of the incident, commiserated with the families of the dead passengers and assured that the violators of the mishap would be prosecuted as the unfortunate incident is already under investigation.

    Oladeinde appealed to all ferry operators to desist from acting contrary to the stipulated safety guidelines in order to avoid such incidents.

    He said if the rule of ‘No Night Travel’ on the waterways from 6pm had been strictly observed by the operators, the accident could have been averted.

    In his remarks at the scene of the incident, LASWA general manager reiterated that, henceforth, any operator who violates any of the laid down safety guidelines, especially the ‘No Night Travel’ rule, would be arrested by the Marine Police and the boat involved confiscated.

    He also admonished passengers to stop waterways night journeys as any passenger found on board of such boats after the stipulated time would also be prosecuted in accordance with the relevant laws of the state.

    Idowu sowunmi

  • How we avert multiple fire explosion on Kara bridge – Lagos Fire Service

    How we avert multiple fire explosion on Kara bridge – Lagos Fire Service

    Idowu Sowunmi

    The Lagos State Fire Service has explained how it successfully averted an escalation of a fire explosion involving three tankers and one trailer on Kara Bridge along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Sunday.

    Lagos State Fire Service and other first responders like Ogun State Fire Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, National Emergency Management Agency and Federal Road Safety Corps had swiftly moved to the scene of the incident in order to avert multiple fire explosions.

    Speaking on the incident, the Acting Head, Lagos State Fire Service, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye, said the quick and timely response by the agency ensured that the fire disaster was effectively contained before it escalated.

    “Lagos State firemen responded to a fire call at about 0046hrs on Sunday, 21st June, 2020 at Kara Bridge and quickly reached the location where some vehicles were already engulfed by fire.

    “Nevertheless, our firefighters were able to contain the situation from escalating before it was finally extinguished a few hours later.”

    Adeseye added that one of the tankers involved was conveying gas, while two others were filled with Premium Motor Spirit (petrol).

    She explained that the firemen were on standby until the gas leakage from one of the vehicles in the accident stopped in order to avert further havoc and chaos.

    “The fire incident was a delicate operation that required the use of chemical foam compound to avoid explosion,” she noted.

  • Photo: Twin tanker explosion on Kara bridge kills one

    Photo: Twin tanker explosion on Kara bridge kills one

    One person has been confirmed dead in the fire resulting from an explosion involving a petrol tanker, a gas truck and a cement transport truck at the Kara Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

    Many residents within the area were startled when the explosion took place at about 1 A.M on Sunday morning.

    At the time of filing this report, it was yet to be made clear what stirred the explosion.

    Men of the Federal and Lagos State Fire Service arrived the scene swiftly to douse the flames, a task which has continued for hours, thereby causing heavy traffic jam on both sides of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.