No fewer than three persons lost their lives while five others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a tragic lone-vehicle accident that occurred in the early hours of Monday July 13 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The fatal crash happened at about 12:30 a.m. at Alabebe, along the Iwo Road–Bank Oloso axis of the…
What began as a sorrowful journey to transport the remains of a loved one for burial ended in a devastating tragedy on Thursday July 9 2026, as a baby and two other family members lost their lives in a fatal road accident in Lokoja, Kogi State. Global Mirror News gathered that the heartbreaking incident occurred…
Road crashes in Ogun, Kwara and Kogi States have claimed no fewer than 32 lives, with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) attributing the tragedies to excessive speeding, driver fatigue, wrongful overtaking and other dangerous traffic violations. Global Mirror News gathered that the separate accidents, which occurred between Sunday night and Monday morning, also left…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has renewed its warning against vehicle overloading after its personnel intercepted several dangerously overloaded vehicles on Nigerian roads. The Corps said the practice puts drivers, passengers, other road users and pedestrians at serious risk, stressing that no financial gain or delivery deadline is worth a human life. Reacting to photographs…
The Lagos State Police Command has announced the commencement of a statewide enforcement operation targeting vehicles with covered, obscured, defaced, unauthorized, or missing registration number plates as part of efforts to strengthen security and combat criminal activities across the State. Global Mirror News gathered that the enforcement exercise is scheduled to begin on Monday, June…
Two unidentified women have lost their lives in a tragic hit-and-run accident along the Car Park C section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. Global Mirror News gathered that the fatal incident occurred on Friday June 12 evening when the victims were attempting to cross the busy highway. The vehicle involved reportedly struck the…
No fewer than three persons have been killed and several others injured following a tragic accident involving a heavy-duty trailer in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Global Mirror News reports that the incident occurred around the Beere axis of the city, sending shockwaves through the densely populated area as the out-of-control vehicle caused widespread destruction….
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has decried the spate of reckless driving by some truck operators along the Sango–Ota corridor, following a fatal accident at the Ota Toll Gate that left seven people dead. The accident, which involved a trailer tanker reportedly experiencing brake failure, claimed the lives of six men and one woman….
A quiet Sunday along Lagos’ ever-busy Ikorodu Road turned tragic as a fatal road accident claimed the lives of an eight-month-old baby and an adult woman, leaving at least ten others seriously injured and a community in deep mourning. The devastating crash occurred opposite Olabode House, between the Anthony and Obanikoro axis, when a red…
A devastating early-morning accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday claimed the lives of a father, mother and their young child, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed. Two other people were left critically injured. According to LASTMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq, the crash occurred near Secretariat, inward Otedola…
