The Oyo State Police Command said that 26 people died in the early morning ghastly motor accident, which occurred at the Ibadan end of the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway (READ IT HERE).
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More than 36 people were on Saturday feared dead as two passenger buses collided and caught fire at a Quarry site at Km 96, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
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Four persons were burnt to death this morning on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway following an accident involving an IVECO Truck and a Toyota bus belonging to………
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed two persons dead by hit and run vehicles along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. A statement by Spokesman for the agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, in Lagos on Saturday quoted NEMA South-West Zonal Coordinator, Alhaji Suleiman Yakubu, as saying that the victims may have been knocked down in the morning. “A motorcyclist was found in front […]
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A truck belonging to Dangote Cement Company on Tuesday caused the death of three persons, while driving against traffic along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Commander of the Traffic Compliance and Enlightenment Corps, TRACE, Seni Ogunyemi, who confirmed the accident said the registration number of the truck is DTF 118XA. He said the truck driver, who was driving on the wrong side […]
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Commuters on Wednesday morning faced a hard time going about their businesses after multiple accidents caused heavy traffic on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway The gridlock is linked to accidents involving three trucks. The Federal Road Safety Commission said in a text message that the incidents involving container-loaded trucks “caused total blockade on both sides of the Lagos /Ibadan express way this […]
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Four persons were said to have been burnt to death while two others were injured when a loaded fuel tanker fell and exploded around Fidiwo area along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday. The four victims were said to have been trapped inside the fuel tanker which fell on its side, and caught fire, along with another tanker it scrubbed on the […]
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The Road Transport Employees Association of Nigeria on Tuesday said that the construction of new Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line would reduce pressure on the busy highway. Alhaji Muhammed Musa, Lagos State Chairman of RTEAN, said that the project would reduce the amount of money spent on road maintenance annually when completed. Musa said, “We are happy for the development […]
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Something of a magical transformation is taking place right now at Ojodu-Berger on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The transformation is so drastic, comprehensive and total that there is a heavy chance that you might just miss your way at your next visit! In one fell swoop, the Ambode Government has outlawed the traffic bedlam and the chaotic human movement in the […]
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No fewer than two persons have been confirmed dead while four others were seriously injured after a tanker, loaded with petrol, went up in flames at Kara-Aiyetoro, Ogun State end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It was learnt that the tanker was travelling from Lagos State to Ibadan, Oyo State, at top speed, when it lost control and crashed into a […]
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The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi, has asked the contractors on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to close the U-turns on the road. He added that religious organisations along the expressway should submit their programmes till December to enable the contractors to plan ways to ease vehicular movements. The FRSC boss spoke on Thursday during an assessment […]
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