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The driver of a tanker carrying petroleum product that fell at Onueke in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, while negotiating a bend on the highway, reportedly died, as two of his conductors are currently lying in critical conditions at a hospital in Abakaliki.

11 South African military officials were killed on Friday when the bus transporting them fell down an embankment.

No fewer than five people, including two children, have been confirmed dead and 13 others injured after three vehicles crashed on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State.

TWO persons were seriously injured when a passenger train hit a Hilux van in Woji axis of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident had caused a lot of anxiety as residents of the area trooped out as a result of the deafening sound that resulted from the accident. The train marked 2306 had rammed into the stationary Hilux van said to be owned by a Port Harcourt-based company as a result of the traffic jam along Woji road. It was learnt that the train had taken off from Aba in Abia State around 5.30am while the accident occurred by 7am. An eyewitness, who identified himself as John, said the bang made people to rush to the scene of the incident, adding that two persons, who were occupants of the Hilux van, were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital. “Many feared that the train would trample on the Hilux van. Initially, we thought the Hilux belonged to the police; we were later told that it does not belong to the police. We thank God that no life was...

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ogun says one person died on Saturday in a road accident at Sagamu involving a fuel tanker, an articulated vehicle and a bus. State FRSC Sector Commander Adegoke Adetunji said no fewer than 11 people also sustained injuries in the accident that an eyewitness said occurred in the midnight. He said the tanker, loaded with petrol had a mechanical problem and stopped on the road, while the bus and truck rammed into it resulting in explosion. He said that the tanker caught fire and burnt other two vehicles, noting that the dead and the injured had been taken to hospital. “We can’t even give you the number plates of the affected vehicles because, by the time we got there, they were all burnt beyond recognition,’’ he said. Adetunji said the unfortunate accident must have been caused by rate of speed of the vehicle that rammed into it. He advised motorists and commuter to always be alert when driving and avoid speeding.