Transportation

Ogun Traffic Agency Intercepts Truck Concealing 30 Youths

By Web News 897

A truck has been intercepted in Ogun State with 30 youths concealed among the baskets of pepper and other contents in the vehicle. 

The truck with registration Kano XG172 KNG covered with tarpaulin was intercepted at Joju area of Sango in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state. 

The youths, suspected to be almajiris were discovered by officials of the state’s Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, when they stopped the truck for a search. 

Corps Commander of the traffic management agency, Mr Olaseeni Ogunyemi said the truck was denied entry into the state by officers of the corps led by the Area Commander, Mr Ajibade Adekunle. 

The Corps Commander explained that the truck driver was led back to the Toll Gate borderline in the area through which he claimed to have accessed the state.

Oluremi Olugbenro 

Transportation

Woman Burnt to Death as Truck Spills Petrol

By Web News 886

A woman has been burnt to death in a traffic accident involving three vehicles along Lagos-Ibadan express.

Witness report quoted by the Ogun State Traffic Enforcement and Compliance Agency says the lady was a passer-by around the axis when the inferno from the accident burnt her.

The report says the premium motors spirit, PMS, laden truck lost control on motion and hit barrier which prompted the content to spill on the road.

The PMS laden truck after the inferno escaped from the scene.

The TRACE officials along the Mowe/Ibafo axis said they have removed all the accident vehicles from the scene of the incident.

Wale Oluokun

Crime

Man Crushed to Death While Making Calls

By Web News 1658

A Mazda car loaded with crates of eggs has crushed a twenty-six-year-old man to death along Isiun-Abeokuta expressway.

Witness account reported that the accident occurred when the deceased was making calls while crossing the expressway.

The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, in a report said the deceased and his brother were travelling to Lagos from Abeokuta when their vehicle broke down.

According to the report, while other passengers were standing by the roadside waiting for the driver to repair the vehicle, the deceased was making calls on phone.

The corpse has been deposited at the morgue while the driver has been taken to police custody.

The driver of the car while speaking with newsmen shortly after Mr. Bolaji Balogun said the deceased rammed into the vehicle while on the expressway.

Wale Oluokun

Transportation

Ogun TRACE Urges Traders to Stop Sitting Atop Lorries

By Web News 795

Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps wants mobile traders popularly called ‘Alajapa’ to desist from sitting on their goods when being transported to markets to prevent casualties in the event of accidents.

The Corps Commander, Mr. Seni Ogunyemi, while speaking on an accident involving a truck carrying yams to Lagos which killed four traders, said the agency would no longer tolerate non-road worthy commercial vehicles that lack amenities for passengers’ convenience.

The TRACE commander said that the lone accident that killed the four mobile traders also injured four others around Pipeline Junction of Ogere on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Mr. Ogunyemi said the accident was due to excessive speed and poor visibility with fourteen persons including thirteen male and one female 

He said the deceased had been deposited at Mortuary in Ipara Remo while the injured were taken to Idera Hospital, Sagamu.

The commander advised motorists to maintain their vehicles and avoid speed

Wale Oluokun