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12 Apr
A bus ran off a highway in northeastern Brazil and overturned Thursday, killing at least nine people and injuring over 20 more, authorities said.
25 Mar
At least 13 people were killed in the southern Philippines on Monday after a collision between a dump truck loaded with sand and a passenger van, local authorities said.
28 Feb
Five persons were confirmed dead in an accident at NASFAT turning on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Wednesday.
30 Jan
Four people lost their lives in a lone accident that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday around the Sandcrate area on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
29 Jan
At least 13 people, including a newlywed bride, her five bridesmaids, and her brother-in-law, have been killed in a road accident near Lukoro in Edati, Niger State.
11 Jan
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Wednesday that three persons had been confirmed dead in a road accident that occurred on Enugu-Abakaliki expressway, in Ebonyi.
19 Dec
Two persons have been confirmed dead while eight others sustained injuries following an auto crash along the Idiroko-Ota road, Ogun State. The incident, which occurred at around 8:00 p.m., on Sunday, involved 10 persons: five male adults, four female adults, and one female child. Speaking on the tragedy, yesterday, the spokesperson of the Federal Road…
7 Oct 2023
• capital inflow down by 32.90% in one year Latest data from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that road crashes increased by 8.56 per cent in quarter two of 2023. [ab] NBS, in its road transport data for quarter two of 2023, released yesterday, said an increase occurred in this quarter than…
25 May 2023
Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Nigerian Red Cross have declared a state of emergency on traffic accidents across the country.

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