Four Dead, 16 Injured as Container Truck Overturns on Lagos Bridge
LAGOS, Nigeria – Four people have died and several others have been injured after a container-laden truck overturned onto a passenger bus on the…
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Lagos Records 1,409 Road Crashes as LASTMA Rescues 670
LAGOS, Nigeria – Traffic authorities in Lagos responded to 1,409 road crashes and rescued 670 victims in nine months, highlighting the scale of road…
20 Killed, Five Injured in Multiple-Vehicle Crash on Plateau Route
PLATEAU, Nigeria — Twenty people have been killed and five others injured in a multiple-vehicle crash along the Hawan Kibo-Jos route in Plateau State,…
WHO, African Editors Develop Road Safety Media Guidelines
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) have begun developing Africa’s first media guidelines…
LASTMA Urges Safer Skating Away From Busy Roads
LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has urged parents and guardians to keep children and young people using roller skates and…
Six Die in Kogi Road Crash, Two Injured
KOGI, Nigeria – Six people have died and two others sustained injuries in a road crash along the Kabba-Odo-Ape Road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government…
Seven Die in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Multiple Crash
LAGOS, Nigeria – A Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash has claimed the lives of seven people, while two others sustain injuries after three vehicles collide around…
Dispatch Rider Killed in Lagos Truck Collision
LAGOS, Nigeria – A Lagos truck collision has claimed the life of a dispatch rider after two trucks allegedly engaged in reckless driving collided…
Abia Clarifies Keke Restriction, Denies Statewide Ban
ABIA, Nigeria – The Abia keke restriction applies only to long-distance passenger operations and does not amount to a statewide ban on tricycles, the…
Lagos Arrests Suspect Over Road Barrier Vandalism
LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos State Government has arrested a suspected vandal accused of removing structural materials from a concrete road barrier at Kosofe…