How motorists are 'committing suicide, killing' on newly upgraded Ogun highways
Renovation of roads is meant to be a boon to all road users all over the world, but motorists using the roads of Ogun State have turned the state's newly renovated highways into a " suicide ground" and an avenue to commit murder.< /p>
Some highways in Ogun State have been rehabilitated either by the federal government or the state government. While the Lagos-Ibadan road is nearing completion, the Ogun State government commissioned the Abeokuta-Sagamu interchange and Ijebu-Ode/Epe roads earlier this year. p>
DAILY POST observed that road reconstruction has given drivers the ability to move at a faster pace than before. Unfortunately, many resorted to speeding, sending themselves and others to untimely graves.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the agency's data shows that speeding is the leading cause of traffic accidents in the country. Former FRSC Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi once said that the completed part of the Lagos-Ibadan highway looked like a track for motorists, saying "people are still testing the capability of their vehicles".
Ogun is one of the states in Nigeria with a large number of highways, being the only one connecting different states and areas with Lagos State and Benin Republic. Also, most of the Lagos-Ibadan Highway and Benin-Ore Highway are in the Gateway State. As a result, most traffic accidents on these roads usually occur in Ogun.
Over the past few months, the media has been inundated with shocking reports of lives being lost in road accidents on these newly upgraded highways. Unfortunately, many accidents were avoidable and avoidable.
Reports from the FRSC and the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) showed that the majority of accidents happened after vehicles had to lose control due to 'a speeding ticket.
In most cases, drivers who lost control of their vehicle while accelerating ended up crashing into people, crushing them to death. Some drivers crashed into another vehicle and died in the accident.
On Friday, a cement truck lost control and rammed into a building, killing a pregnant woman and a minor, along the Abeokuta-Ibadan highway in Ogun State.
Two days before this incident, a high-speed truck claimed the lives of a man, his wife and their baby while they were riding a motorbike. The truck driver lost control of the vehicle along the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode highway and killed the family of three at the scene.
Knowing the consequence of his action, the driver accelerated instead of waiting to show sensitivity, but he was pursued and captured by bikers, who jumped on him and set his truck on fire.< /p>
On the same day, another road accident killed five people in Iju, along the Ota-Idiroko road. A high-speed diesel tanker failed the brakes, lost control and slammed into two cars, a tricycle and a motorcycle, before crashing into a ditch.
On Sunday, two people died in an accident on the Isara axis of the Lagos-Ibadan highway. The FRSC said the suspected cause of the crash was excessive speed, which caused a Camry driver's side to lose control when he collided with a truck.
DAILY POST reports that as many as 12 people have died in four reported cases of road accidents in Ogun State over the past week. Our correspondent found that there are many unreported cases of traffic accidents across Ogun daily.
Our correspondent finds that a large percentage of accidents on these newly renovated roads were isolated, involving a single vehicle. According to various eyewitness reports available to traffic law enforcement agencies, the drivers of these vehicles must have committed excessive speeding. They veered off course, tumbled or sometimes went up in flames.
As many as five people were confirmed dead on June 29, when a bus caught fire while traveling along the Lagos-Ibadan highway, the FRSC said.
On August 5, four people were also burned to death in a single accident around Oniworo, past the Foursquare camp. The Ogun FRSC confirmed that the only accident involved a Mazda bus with registration number APP934XH.
The commercial bus with 20 passengers on board had proceeded at excessive speed resulting in a loss of control and the Mazda bus slammed into the median strip (division of the road) and burst into flames, killing four people.
Similarly, the lackadaisical attitudes of truckers on these roads have become a source of concern for major road users, law enforcement and government.
"In Ogun, heavy vehicle drivers are notorious for their reckless driving and lack of respect for traffic laws, signs and...
Renovation of roads is meant to be a boon to all road users all over the world, but motorists using the roads of Ogun State have turned the state's newly renovated highways into a " suicide ground" and an avenue to commit murder.< /p>
Some highways in Ogun State have been rehabilitated either by the federal government or the state government. While the Lagos-Ibadan road is nearing completion, the Ogun State government commissioned the Abeokuta-Sagamu interchange and Ijebu-Ode/Epe roads earlier this year. p>
DAILY POST observed that road reconstruction has given drivers the ability to move at a faster pace than before. Unfortunately, many resorted to speeding, sending themselves and others to untimely graves.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the agency's data shows that speeding is the leading cause of traffic accidents in the country. Former FRSC Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi once said that the completed part of the Lagos-Ibadan highway looked like a track for motorists, saying "people are still testing the capability of their vehicles".
Ogun is one of the states in Nigeria with a large number of highways, being the only one connecting different states and areas with Lagos State and Benin Republic. Also, most of the Lagos-Ibadan Highway and Benin-Ore Highway are in the Gateway State. As a result, most traffic accidents on these roads usually occur in Ogun.
Over the past few months, the media has been inundated with shocking reports of lives being lost in road accidents on these newly upgraded highways. Unfortunately, many accidents were avoidable and avoidable.
Reports from the FRSC and the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) showed that the majority of accidents happened after vehicles had to lose control due to 'a speeding ticket.
In most cases, drivers who lost control of their vehicle while accelerating ended up crashing into people, crushing them to death. Some drivers crashed into another vehicle and died in the accident.
On Friday, a cement truck lost control and rammed into a building, killing a pregnant woman and a minor, along the Abeokuta-Ibadan highway in Ogun State.
Two days before this incident, a high-speed truck claimed the lives of a man, his wife and their baby while they were riding a motorbike. The truck driver lost control of the vehicle along the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode highway and killed the family of three at the scene.
Knowing the consequence of his action, the driver accelerated instead of waiting to show sensitivity, but he was pursued and captured by bikers, who jumped on him and set his truck on fire.< /p>
On the same day, another road accident killed five people in Iju, along the Ota-Idiroko road. A high-speed diesel tanker failed the brakes, lost control and slammed into two cars, a tricycle and a motorcycle, before crashing into a ditch.
On Sunday, two people died in an accident on the Isara axis of the Lagos-Ibadan highway. The FRSC said the suspected cause of the crash was excessive speed, which caused a Camry driver's side to lose control when he collided with a truck.
DAILY POST reports that as many as 12 people have died in four reported cases of road accidents in Ogun State over the past week. Our correspondent found that there are many unreported cases of traffic accidents across Ogun daily.
Our correspondent finds that a large percentage of accidents on these newly renovated roads were isolated, involving a single vehicle. According to various eyewitness reports available to traffic law enforcement agencies, the drivers of these vehicles must have committed excessive speeding. They veered off course, tumbled or sometimes went up in flames.
As many as five people were confirmed dead on June 29, when a bus caught fire while traveling along the Lagos-Ibadan highway, the FRSC said.
On August 5, four people were also burned to death in a single accident around Oniworo, past the Foursquare camp. The Ogun FRSC confirmed that the only accident involved a Mazda bus with registration number APP934XH.
The commercial bus with 20 passengers on board had proceeded at excessive speed resulting in a loss of control and the Mazda bus slammed into the median strip (division of the road) and burst into flames, killing four people.
Similarly, the lackadaisical attitudes of truckers on these roads have become a source of concern for major road users, law enforcement and government.
"In Ogun, heavy vehicle drivers are notorious for their reckless driving and lack of respect for traffic laws, signs and...
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