A 21-year-old truck driver, identified as Abuchi Anusionwu was on Tuesday arraigned before an Apapa Magistrates’ Court for allegedly committing traffic offence in Apapa.
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MOB KILLS POLICEMAN AFTER FAILED ARREST CAUSES ROAD CRASH, DEATH OF THREE
A mob on Thursday attacked and killed a policeman over the death of a woman and two children on Owerri Road, Onitsha, Anambra.
Continue reading »WE ARE VICTIM, NOT CAUSE OF APAPA GRIDLOCK, SAYS APM TERMINALS
APM Terminals Apapa has said it is a victim of the menacing Apapa gridlock, just like other stakeholders doing business in the port community.
Continue reading »POLICE OFFICER DIES, FOUR COLLEAGUES INJURED IN OGUN AUTO CRASH
A Sergeant serving with the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ogun State Command, was feared dead, while four of his colleagues were injured in an auto crash which involved the Honda Sport Utility Vehicle they were travelling in and a truck.
Continue reading »LASG WARNS TRUCK DRIVERS AGAINST SPEEDING, HARASSMENT
The Lagos State Government has warned drivers of trucks and other articulated vehicles against speeding and harassing of other road users. The government said it would intensify the enforcement of the Lagos State Traffic Law 2012 to reduce accidents as the year ended. The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Drivers Institute, Philip Ogunlade, spoke at a sensitisation organised […]
Continue reading »OJUELEGBA CONTAINER TRAGEDY: DRIVER FACES MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE
Wasiu Adeleke, the driver of the container-laden truck which fell off the Ojuelegba Flyover in Lagos and killed three people on September 2, 2015, is to be tried for manslaughter, a court has ruled. This followed advice from the State Directorate of Public Prosecutions to an Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, recommending the driver for a manslaughter charge. The magistrate, […]
Continue reading »TRUCK DRIVER IN LAGOS COURT FOR DEATH OF POLICEMAN AND BROTHER
A truck driver, Aderogba Adeyeye, has been brought before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, for allegedly crushing a policeman, Jeffrey Avro, the cop’s brother, King, and a relative. According to reports, the victims were passing through the Palm Avenue area, Mushin, in a Toyota Camry when the truck, with number plate, Lagos JJJ 809 XD, reportedly rammed into them.
Continue reading »RECKLESS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (PICTURES)
Obviously, some truck drivers are still not fully conscious of the enormous threat facing the haulage and logistics industry in the face of the unending spate of extremely fatal accidents involving truck/trailers/tankers in recent times.
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