Three people have been crushed to death in a crash that involved a truck and a motorcycle.
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Tag: Okada accident
OKADA RIDER DROWNS IN EKITI FLOOD
The body of yet to be identified commercial motorcyclist has been found, on Tuesday morning, after he was swept away by flood along with his motorbike, late on Monday evening.
Continue reading »MOTORCYCLISTS CELEBRATING CORPSE DIE IN IMO STATE
Tragedy struck in Mbieri in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State on Friday.
Continue reading »TRUCK CRUSHES OKADA RIDER TO DEATH IN LAGOS (GRAPHIC IMAGE)
A commercial motorcyclist was crushed to death by a heavy duty truck at Daleko area of Lagos on Thursday.
Continue reading »FRSC DECRIES COMMERCIAL MOTORCYCLE RELATED ACCIDENTS, EMPHASIZES TRAINING
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Anambra has described accidents and injuries involving commercial motorcyclists as alarming. Mr Sunday Ajayi, the Sector Commander in the state, expressed the view when he addressed some 800 motorcyclists during a sensitisation programme in Awka on Sunday. He said the operators were lucky that Anambra government had not outlawed their operations in the […]
Continue reading »FRSC WANTS ‘OKADA’ BANNED NATIONWIDE
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recommended a nationwide ban on commercial motorcycles popularly known as ‘Okada’ to reduce accidents on our roads. The recommendation forms part of the October Road Traffic Crash (RTC) Report 2016, submitted by the Corps Marshal, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The report made available to […]
Continue reading »DRIVER ON PHONE CRUSHES SECURITY GUARD TO DEATH
The family of Effiong Etim has been thrown into mourning after he was allegedly killed by a company driver, Henry Uduze. It was learnt that 37-year-old Effiong was returning from work on his motorcycle when he was allegedly crushed to death by Uduze on Omole Estate Phase II. Witnesses said the suspect was receiving a telephone call when the incident […]
Continue reading »MOTORCYCLE RIDER, FEMALE PASSENGER KILLED IN OGUN CRASH
A commercial motorcyclist and his female passenger have been killed in a crash at the Sango end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The accident involved a motorcycle, tricycle and a commercial bus. While the motorcyclist and the tricycle rider were heading for Sango, the commercial bus was said to be going to the Ijoko area of the state. The three were […]
Continue reading »LAGBUS CRUSHES OKADA RIDER, PASSENGER TO DEATH
There was pandemonium in the Ilupeju area of Oshodi, Lagos State, after a bus crushed an okada rider and his passenger to death. Our correspondent learnt that the okada rider, Aniefuong Udoh, and a passenger, Suleiman Bakare, were both crushed by the LAGBUS around 9am on Monday. It was gathered that the LAGBUS was heading towards Oshodi when the accident happened. […]
Continue reading »BUTCHER FELL FROM AN OKADA, CRUSHED BY TRUCK IN ADO-EKITI
In an accident reminiscent of the one that happened in Ibadan a few weeks ago, a commercial truck on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, crushed a butcher to death in an early morning road disaster. The accident, which happened at Mojere Market area of Adebayo, caused a gridlock as passers-by rushed to the scene.
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