Tag: TRUCK
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Truck crushes two bike riders to death on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
Two persons lost their lives in an accident that involved a truck and Motorcycle on Monday at Arigbajo on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Babatunde Akinbiyi, Public Relations Officer, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, said this on Tuesday. Akinbiyi, in a statement, explained that Iveco truck, with registration number: KNN 357 ZY, and a Bajaj motorcycle…
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Driver of truck who crushed Lagos pupils arrested, say police
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested the driver of a hit-and-run truck who crushed some pupils on Tuesday along Ogunusi Road, Grammar School Bus Stop, Lagos State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the arrest of the driver, adding that investigation had commenced into the incident. “The…
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Breaking: 17 feared dead as truck crushes Lagos students + Video
About 17 students of the Millennium Grammar School, Grammar School Bus Stop, Lagos State are feared dead. Available information has it that a truck carrying what appears to be crates of drinks in its interior ran into the students. According to the sources, the students had just closed for the day when the truck ran…
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Eight killed, vehicles burnt as speeding tanker, truck collide in Ogun
Eight people were killed and 15 others sustained varying degrees of injury on Wednesday in two different crashes in Ogun State. An early morning accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reportedly claimed the lives of five people, who were burnt to death. The accident, which involved a petrol tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit and a…
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Drama as truck conveying alcohol falls near Hisbah office
There was mild drama in Kano when a Hilux truck conveying alcohol fell inside ditch close to the Hisbah office in Kumbotso Local Government area of the State. Daily Trust gathered that the truck driver sustained injuries in the incident which happened on Tuesday evening. Residents, who went to rescue occupants of the truck, were…
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Tragedy as truck falls on vehicles on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
One person has been after a truck loaded with gas fell on two vehicles on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday. The incident happened in the Orimerunmu area of the busy road around 7am Saturday, August 14, 2021. The crash involving an unregistered Volvo truck loaded with gas, a Toyota Corolla with number plate EQ 165 LSR…
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Truck crushes conductor to death in Umuahia
A truck driver on Wednesday crushed his conductor to death in Umuahia, the Imo State capital. The acccident occurred around 7.30am opposite the Abia Line Transport Network. According to eyewitness accounts, the driver who was conveying sand got to the spot and slowed down to pick the conductor who had flagged him down. While the…